Clinical trial NCT05462197: The Influence of Qigong Wuqinxi on Health Status of the Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Official title: The Influence of Qigong Wuqinxi on Chronic Pain, Sleep Quality, Traditional Chinese Medical Body Constitution, and Tongue Features of the Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sleep Quality
Chronic Pain
Keywords: Qigong Wuqinxi
Chronic Pain
Sleep Quality
Traditional Chinese Medical Body Constitution
Tongue Features
Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Lead sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-07-18
Enrollment: 63
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 85
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: 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.

Detailed 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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)

Primary outcomes:
measure: musculoskeletal chronic pain
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: health status
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Tongue Features
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kaohsiung
country: Taiwan
facility: Master Program of Long-Term Care in Aging of Kaohsiung Medical University
Study officials:
affiliation: Kaohsiung Medical University
name: Chen k Min, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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