The Relationship Between Cranial Near-InfraRed Oxygenation(NIRO) and Heart Rate Variability During Mental Exercise

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Qigong Practitioner; Tai Chi Practitioner

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01088113

HSEARS20080828002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Tai Chi and Qigong practice on cranial oxyhaemoglobin level, blood pressures and autonomic nervous system responses.

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A minimal of 3 years experience on practice of either Tai Chi or Qigong

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to communicate or follow an exercise protocol
• Presence of cognitive impairments
• Symptomatic cardiovascular diseases
• Hypertension
• Diagnosis of stroke
• Parkinson's disease, or other neurologic disorder, peripheral neuropathy and cancer.

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

Tai Chi

Description:

Healthy subjects with Tai Chi practice

Qigong

Description:

Healthy subjects with Qigong practice