Clinical trial NCT06673758: Effects of Taichi Exercises on Cardiorespiratory Fittness
Official title: Effects of Taichi Exercises on Cardiorespiratory Fitness Among School Going Childern
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child, Only
Keywords: cardiorespiratory fitness,exercise ,pediatrics,tai chi.
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Sponsor GmbH
First posted: 2024-11-05
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 10
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: parallel assignment It will be randomized control trail in which non probality convienent sampling will b used.two groups of 10 to 14 years will be formed in which participants randomly diveded.group one receive art and crafts activity and other receive tai chi exercises of two weeks sessions
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Effects of tai chi exercises on cardiorespiratory fitness among scchool going childern. sample size is 30 .divided two groups into 15 15 members one group is giving hand and art crafts activity other is giving tai chi basics level exercises then check and compare cardiorespiratory fitness by time up and go test and 6 minutes walk test. compare the results.

Detailed description: This study will be a randomized controlled trial involving 30 participants, with data collected from the Sanai school system in Sargodha. The study will include school-aged children with normal weight between the ages of 10 and 14. Children with any cardiorespiratory conditions, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, or a history of cardiovascular events will be excluded. The sample of 30 will be divided into two groups of 15 participants each. Group A will participate in tai chi exercises across three levels, while Group B will engage only in basic arts and crafts activities. The interventions will consist of 10 sessions, conducted at a rate of 5 sessions per week over 2 weeks. To assess the respiratory fitness of the children, data will be collected using the 6-minute walk test and the Timed Up and Go test. Data analysis will be performed using SPSS version 26.0.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* childerns with 10 to 14 years
* childerns with normal weight less than 30kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

* Childerns with any cardiorespiratory issues
* Childerns who have gone through CVA,hemophilia, dystrophy and conditions which impact cardiorespiratory status

Primary outcomes:
measure: 6 minute walk test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: time up and go test
timeFrame: 2 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah international university
state: Punjab
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Imran Amjad
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Ripah International university
name: Anum Saleem, MS*
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Wang Y, Tian J, Yang Q. Tai Chi exercise improves working memory capacity and emotion regulation ability. Front Psychol. 2023 Feb 17;14:1047544. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1047544. eCollection 2023.