Qigong Exercise and Sleep Quality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sleep Quality
• Interventions: Behavioral: Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique

• Registration Number: NCT06532864
• Lead Sponsor: Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether 12 weeks of practicing Mawangdui Guiding Technique has an improvement effect on subjective sleep quality, objective sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in older adults in a healthcare hospital.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-06-01
• Status Verified: 2024-07
• Study First Submitted: 2024-07-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-07-29
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-15
• Study Completion: 2024-08-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged sixty years and above; continuous residence in the participating healthcare hospitals for more than six months
• Conscious, with basic visual and auditory perception, communication, and cognitive functioning
• Voluntary enrollment in this study and signing of the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals who have suffered a sudden accident, emergency surgery, or a rapid deterioration of a long-term medical condition
• Individuals who have recently been involved in other rehabilitation activities and who play sports on a regular basis
• Individuals who are unable to participate in physical activity (e.g., patients suffering from major diseases of the liver, kidneys, heart, brain, or blood system)
• Individuals suffering from deep venous thrombosis; individuals with musculoskeletal problems with signs of limitation of movement (e.g., unsettled broken bones, pelvic fractures)
• Individuals with preexisting psychiatric conditions (such as personality disorders, psychosis, and so on); and individuals with symptoms of severe depression.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Practicing Mawangdui Guidance Exersize Group	Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique	The experimental group underwent the Mawangdui Guided Exercise, which consisted of five 45-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Flinders Fatigue Scale	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks	The Flinders Fatigue Scale is a 7-item scale that measures various characteristics of fatigue. Total fatigue scores range from 0 to 31, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks	The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a comprehensive sleep self-assessment tool containing 19 items. The overall total score ranges from 0-21, with the lower the overall score, the higher the quality of sleep.
Insomnia Severity Index	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks	The Insomnia Severity Index(ISI) is a self-assessment tool consisting of seven items designed to assess various aspects of insomnia. Cumulative ISI scores range from 0 to 28 and are categorized as follows: 0-7 = no insomnia; 8-14 = mild insomnia; 15-21 = moderate insomnia; and 22-28 = severe insomnia.
Polysomnography	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks	Polysomnography is the internationally recognized gold standard for diagnosing sleep disorder disorders and can provide an objective basis for the diagnosis, classification and identification of sleep disorders.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Healthcare Hospital; 🇨🇳 Changsha, Hunan, China