Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China
Completed
NCT Number: NCT01088113
The Relationship Between Cranial Near-InfraRed Oxygenation(NIRO) and Heart Rate Variability During Mental Exercise
The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Tai Chi and Qigong practice on cranial oxyhaemoglobin level, blood pressures and autonomic nervous system responses.
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Conditions
Age range
40 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- A minimal of 3 years experience on practice of either Tai Chi or Qigong
Exclusion criteria
- Unable to communicate or follow an exercise protocol
- Presence of cognitive impairments
- Symptomatic cardiovascular diseases
- Hypertension
- Diagnosis of stroke
- Parkinson's disease, or other neurologic disorder, peripheral neuropathy and cancer.
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Level of Oxyhaemoglobin and total Haemoglobin
Secondary outcomes
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Heart rate variability
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- First posted
- Mar 17, 2010
- Registry last updated
- Mar 17, 2010
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