Three-month Chan-Chung Qigong Improves Physical Function Performance and Quality of Life

The purpose of this study aimed to evaluate the effect of the three-month Chan-Chung qigong program in improving physical functional performance and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate cognitive impairments.A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Subjects were recruited from cognitive impairments outpatients these subjects,41were assigned to the control group and 41 to the experimental group in which Chan-Chuang qigong was administered.

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Key information

Conditions

Cognitive Dysfunction Behavior Cognition Disorders Cognitive Aging Cognitive Decline Exercise Training Grip Mental Disorders Motor Activity Neurocognitive Disorders Physical Endurance

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

This study randomized controlled trial with four repeated measurements was conducted between Apply 2016 and October 2017. Participants in the Qigong group were given a structured program about Chan-Chung qigong for 3 months; those in the control group received usual care for cognitive impairment during the same study period. The intervention effects were measured by muscular strength, muscular endurance, and 6-min walk distance at baseline, Month 1, Month 2, and Month 3. In addition, QoL was measured at baseline and Month 3.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Participants invited in this study were aged more than 60 years, diagnosed with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) ≦1, able to communicate, free to stand and walk, and willing to participate this study.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria were as followings: use of hormone drugs, brain trauma, head surgery, vitamin B12 deficiency, decreased memory and judgment due to hypothyroidism or malnutrition with medical contraindications for exercise, and practicing qigong or exercise regularly.

Treatment and study plan

Chan-Chuang qigong

Procedure

This study applied the Chan-Chuang qigong program, which was a modified form of the manual of Chan-Chuang qigong (Yeh et al., 2006), to tailor to patients with cognitive impairment. The Chan-Chuang qigong program included warmup prior to qigong practice, preparation for qigong practice, core qigong of four moves, and cool down after qigong practice.

The movements should be repeated and maintained for 10 minutes per time, 3 time a day (Yeh et al., 2006), totally 90 minutes per week, for 3 months. The guideline booklet of Chan-Chuang qigong (Chen et al., 2019; Chuang, Yeh, & Chung, 2017) was modified and provided to the participants, which had major sections of introduction to qigong, preparation and precautions, practical procedures with description and photos, normal physical reactions from practicing core Chan-Chuang qigong, precautions of daily life, a confirmation sheet, and a checklist of qigong performance.

Other names: qigong group

Primary outcomes

The findings of this study indicate Chan-Chuang qigong improved physical function performance with cognitive impairment.

Time frame: 3 months

this study considered the influences of cognition status and changes. After the intervention measures were implemented, the Qigong group had significant differences in physiological function, muscle endurance, and cardiopulmonary fitness compared with the control group.
There was no significant between-group difference in the physical and mental components at baseline.

Time frame: 3 months

However, a significant between-group difference was in the physical , not mental, component on Month 3. In addition, no significant within-group difference in either Qigong or control group

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)

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Registry information

Official study title

Three-month Chan-Chung Qigong Program in Improving Physical Functional Performance and Quality of Life in Cognitive Impairment Patients

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: May 27, 2021
Registry last updated: May 27, 2021

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