The Effects of Self-Moxibustion Therapy on Subjective Physical Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life of the Elderly. The Effects of Self-Moxibustion Therapy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Improvement of the Elderly
• Interventions: Other: moxibustion

• Registration Number: NCT01804569
• Lead Sponsor: Pusan National University

Brief Summary

There will be significant differences between control and experimental group after the moxibustion intervention as to, subjective physical symptoms and quality of life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-02
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-05
• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2013-05
• Study Completion: 2013-05
• Status Verified: 2013-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and female older adults age between 65-85
• Agree to participate and sign for the trail after understanding of study purpose, and method.
• Able to answer for questions by verbally or literally
• Able to participate in 2weeks after follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

• Having physical disorder such as thyroids, severe heart disease, dietetic mellitus, severe liver disease, allergy
• Subjects who can not attend more than 3 times of intervention session
• Subjects who are eligible by the decision of investigator

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
moxa	moxibustion	moxibustion treatment 3 times a week for 3 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
subjective physiological symptoms	2 weeks after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life	2 weeks after the intervention