Qigong Intervention Program for Abused Chinese Women

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

271 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a qigong intervention program on telomerase activity in Chinese women with a history of intimate partner violence.

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Detailed Description

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Qigong is a mind-body exercise rooted in the paradigm of traditional Chinese medicine, aiming to achieve a harmonious flow of energy (qi) in the body through gentle movements and is thus considered as a holistic health practice towards promoting physical and mental well-being and improving longevity. It was suggested that qigong exercise, as a stress management strategy, could be effective in improving psychological symptoms, as well as enhancing cellular telomerase activity by reducing oxidative stress level and regulating immune response.

The study is to evaluate the effects of a qigong intervention on telomerase activity and pro-inflammation cytokines, perceived stress, perceived coping, and depressive symptoms in Chinese women with a history of intimate partner violence. The study design is a randomized, wait-list controlled design with intervention and wait-list control groups. A total of 240 Chinese abused women will be recruited. The qigong intervention program consists of: (i) a 2-hr group qigong training twice a week for 6 weeks; (ii) weekly group follow-up of a 1-hour group qigong exercise for 4 months; and (iii) self-practice of qigong exercise for 30 minutes each day throughout the intervention period lasting 5.5 months. It is hypothesized that the participants in the intervention group will have higher levels of telomerase activity and perceived coping, and lower levels of pro-inflammation cytokines, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms, on completion of a qigong intervention program, compared to abused Chinese women in the wait-list control group.

Conditions

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Abused Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Qigong training

a total of 103 hours over a period of 5.5 months, consisting of:

* Group learning and practice: a 2-hour qigong exercise training session will be provided by a qigong master twice a week for six consecutive weeks (24 hours),
* Weekly group follow-up: a 1-hour qigong exercise will be conducted with reinforcement of learning and remedial teaching by a qigong master once a week for four consecutive months (16 hours) after the group learning and practice, and
* Self-practice: participant will engage in qigong exercise for 30 minutes every day for the whole intervention period lasting 5.5 months (63 hours).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Qigong training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

a total of 103 hours over a period of 5.5 months, consisting of:

* Group learning and practice: a 2-hour qigong exercise training session will be provided by a qigong master twice a week for six consecutive weeks (24 hours),
* Weekly group follow-up: a 1-hour qigong exercise will be conducted with reinforcement of learning and remedial teaching by a qigong master once a week for four consecutive months (16 hours) after the group learning and practice, and
* Self-practice: participant will engage in qigong exercise for 30 minutes every day for the whole intervention period lasting 5.5 months (63 hours).

Wait-list control- Health talks

Monthly health education talks unrelated to qigong will be provided starting from the point when the intervention group starts the qigong weekly follow-up.Once the intervention group has completed the qigong intervention program, the wait-list control group will receive the qigong exercise training.

Group Type OTHER

Wait-list control- Health talks

Intervention Type OTHER

Monthly health education talks unrelated to qigong will be provided starting from the point when the intervention group starts the qigong weekly follow-up.Once the intervention group has completed the qigong intervention program, the wait-list control group will receive the qigong exercise training.

Interventions

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Qigong training

a total of 103 hours over a period of 5.5 months, consisting of:

* Group learning and practice: a 2-hour qigong exercise training session will be provided by a qigong master twice a week for six consecutive weeks (24 hours),
* Weekly group follow-up: a 1-hour qigong exercise will be conducted with reinforcement of learning and remedial teaching by a qigong master once a week for four consecutive months (16 hours) after the group learning and practice, and
* Self-practice: participant will engage in qigong exercise for 30 minutes every day for the whole intervention period lasting 5.5 months (63 hours).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wait-list control- Health talks

Monthly health education talks unrelated to qigong will be provided starting from the point when the intervention group starts the qigong weekly follow-up.Once the intervention group has completed the qigong intervention program, the wait-list control group will receive the qigong exercise training.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years of age or older,
* willing to undertake the qigong intervention program,
* available for all testing points,
* receptive to random allocation, and
* assessed to be abused by an intimate partner in the preceding year or longer, based on the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen.

Exclusion Criteria

* had participated in qigong training or other mind body intervention within the previous 6 months, or
* have serious medical conditions that might limit their participation in qigong exercise (based on our previous experience, such conditions include cancer, severe obesity, narcolepsy, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia), or
* have psychiatric disorders, or
* use medication or other psychological intervention for stress, or
* are abused by someone who is not their intimate partner.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes