Qigong Exercise and Sleep Quality

Effects of Qigong Exercise and Mawangdui Guiding Technique on Sleep Quality in the Elderly

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether 12 weeks of practicing Mawangdui Guiding Technique has an improvement effect on subjective sleep quality, objective sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in older adults in a healthcare hospital.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sleep Quality
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Hunan
    • Changsha, Hunan, China, 410000
      • Healthcare Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged sixty years and above; continuous residence in the participating healthcare hospitals for more than six months
• Conscious, with basic visual and auditory perception, communication, and cognitive functioning
• Voluntary enrollment in this study and signing of the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who have suffered a sudden accident, emergency surgery, or a rapid deterioration of a long-term medical condition
• Individuals who have recently been involved in other rehabilitation activities and who play sports on a regular basis
• Individuals who are unable to participate in physical activity (e.g., patients suffering from major diseases of the liver, kidneys, heart, brain, or blood system)
• Individuals suffering from deep venous thrombosis; individuals with musculoskeletal problems with signs of limitation of movement (e.g., unsettled broken bones, pelvic fractures)
• Individuals with preexisting psychiatric conditions (such as personality disorders, psychosis, and so on); and individuals with symptoms of severe depression.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Practicing Mawangdui Guidance Exersize Group; The experimental group underwent the Mawangdui Guided Exercise, which consisted of five 45-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks.	Behavioral: Practice Mawangdui Guiding Technique; Nursing staff with experience in teaching Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise conducted the operation instruction on different floors. A feasibility assessment of the older adults was carried out by the nursing staff at the end of the teaching, and only after passing this assessment could the experimental part begin. The treatment group participated in five Mawangdui Daoyin Exercise sessions per week, each lasting approximately 45 minutes, and the exercises continued for 12 weeks.
No Intervention: Sleep Education Group; The control group maintained routine sleep education in addition to daily activities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index is a comprehensive sleep self-assessment tool containing 19 items. The overall total score ranges from 0-21, with the lower the overall score, the higher the quality of sleep.	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Insomnia Severity Index	The Insomnia Severity Index(ISI) is a self-assessment tool consisting of seven items designed to assess various aspects of insomnia. Cumulative ISI scores range from 0 to 28 and are categorized as follows: 0-7 = no insomnia; 8-14 = mild insomnia; 15-21 = moderate insomnia; and 22-28 = severe insomnia.	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Polysomnography	Polysomnography is the internationally recognized gold standard for diagnosing sleep disorder disorders and can provide an objective basis for the diagnosis, classification and identification of sleep disorders.	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks
Flinders Fatigue Scale	The Flinders Fatigue Scale is a 7-item scale that measures various characteristics of fatigue. Total fatigue scores range from 0 to 31, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue.	baseline; 4 weeks; 12weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 15, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): August 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 1, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 28, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: older adults; sleep quality
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2022XH0111

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No