Intensity of Qigong exercise and its training effects on cognitive function and blood pressure in healthy middle-aged participants
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- prevention of cognitive impairment
- Registration Number
- TCTR20170825002
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
1 Men and women aged between 45 and 60 years
2 Healthy; Subjects are not diagnosed with any disease
3 Non-regular exercises
Exclusion Criteria
1 Cardiovascular disease e.g coronary artery disease
2 Respiratory diseases e.g chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD)
3 Orthopedic problems e.g knee osteoarthritis
4 Neurological disorders e.g cognition impairment
5 Chronic infectious conditions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Substrate utilization baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation Analysis of respiratory gases in expired air,Antioxidant capacity baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation Biological antioxidant activity of plasma (BAP) and plasma levels of diacron reactive oxygen metabol,cognitive function baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation Trail Making Tests and Digit Span test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation digital blood pressure measuring device ,Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation incremental exercise test with cycle ergometer,cardiac autonomic nervous system baseline, after 8 -week Qigong training, after 12 weeks of exercise cessation short-term heart rate variability by Polar RS800CX