Adaptation and implementation of health Qigong and Tai Chi exercises on quality of life and physical functioning in patients with atrial fibrillation: a feasibility study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tai Chi and Qigong for patients with atrial fibrillation.Circulatory System
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16703816
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Liverpool
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
1. Confirmed diagnosis of AF.
2. Able to understand spoken English.
3. Able to provide written informed consent.
4. Adults aged =18 years old.
5. If social distancing due to COVID-19 persists: the participants should have internet access at home and download free Zoom software onto a computer, mobile phone, or any electronic tablet or TV for delivery of the exercise intervention.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pre-existing medical condition preventing safe exercising (i.e., inability to stand unaided).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Recruitment rate and retention rate at baseline, during 12 weeks of the intervention:<br>1. Recruitment rate: the number of the returned consent-to-contact forms will be calculated from the total number of invitations sent to eligible patients (response rate). The total number of those who will attend the intervention will be counted and will be divided by the number of invitations sent.<br>2. Retention rate: the number of sessions that participants attend over the 12 weeks will be collected and whether they complete the whole session each time or not. 100% attendance will be recorded as a minimum of one session per week for 12 weeks.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method