Tai Chi-Qigong improves physiological and psychosocial health in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratoryChronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN70785677
- Lead Sponsor
- Health and Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 206
Inclusion Criteria
1. Subjects clinically diagnosed with COPD as defined by the American Thoracic Society (ATS)
1.1. Predicted post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume 1 (FEV1) of < 80%
1.2. FEV1/Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio of < 70% (which does not change markedly over several months)
2. Subjects able to walk independently
Exclusion Criteria
1. Subjects who had suffered from severe sensory or cognitive impairment
2. Subjects who had suffered from symptomatic ischemic heart disease
3. Subjects who had had practiced TCQ within a year prior to the commencement of the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Spirometry results<br>2. Six-minute walking distances (6MWD)<br>3. Responses to the St. George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ)<br>4. Scores on the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of exacerbations<br>2. Hospital admission<br>3. Borg scale for dysnoea and fatigue level<br>4. Saturation level of oxygen in hemoglobin (SaO2)