The Influence of Qigong Wuqinxi on Health Status of the Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Quality; Chronic Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Qigong Wuqinxi

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05462197

21-049-B

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pain and sleep disturbance are common symptoms of community-dwelling older adults observed in traditional Chinese medical(TCM) clinics. Acupuncture or other medical treatments have their side effects and usage limitations, so it is expected that other non-medical interventions can relieve the symptoms. The purpose of this study was to test the effect of Qigong Wuqinxi intervention on pain, sleep quality, TCM body constitution and tongue features of the community-dwelling older adults.

Full description

Methods: using cluster randomised clinical trial , two community care sites in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City were selected. Community-dwelling older adults who are over 65 years old and have the ability to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese were recruited . Those who had severe mental illness, moderate to severe dementia (level 2 or above on the Clinical Dementia Assessment Scale) and Barthel Index score <60 were excluded. There were 63 valid cases divided into experimental group(n=32) and control group(n=31). The experimental group practiced Qigong Wuqinxi 50 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks; meanwhile, the control group maintained routine daily activities. The two groups of participants were tested before and after the intervention period with the following research tools: 1) The Brief Pain Inventory, (BPI), 2) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 3) Body Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ), 4) automatic tongue diagnosis system (ATDS). The research data were analyzed with SPSS 19 software package for descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent t test and paired t test.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 65-85 year olds
• have the ability to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese and can answer questions orally

Exclusion criteria

• severe mental illness,
• moderate to severe dementia (Clinical Dementia Assessment Scale Level 2 or above)
• almost unable to perform daily activity by self. (Barthes scale <60)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Qigong Wuqinxi group

Experimental group

Description:

The Wuqinxi version adopted by this research is the Health Qigong Wuqinxi newly compiled in mainland China in 2003. There are only 10 movements in total. It is practiced three times a week for 3 months, including group practice once a week, 50 minutes each time, and the other two times of independent practice, the same 50 minutes each time, and the practice form must be filled out.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Qigong Wuqinxi

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group was carried out according to the original daily activities without any intervention activities