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 (moxa)

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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Health Improvement of the Elderly
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: moxibustion

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years to 85 years (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

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 Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: moxa; moxibustion treatment 3 times a week for 3 weeks	Other: moxibustion; modernly developed moxibustion treatment device with safe cover on top of it.; Other Names: Shinkigoo (신기구); company: bosungsa

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
subjective physiological symptoms	2 weeks after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Quality of Life	2 weeks after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pusan National University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jooshin Kim, MSW, Pusan National University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 2, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): March 5, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): September 10, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 8, 2013
• Last Verified: September 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: moxa201097603