Qui Gong Programme vs Short Form Sun Style Tai Chi in COPD Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

78 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-08-01

Study Completion Date

2020-01-10

Brief Summary

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This was a Randomized control Trial. Purposive sampling was done to obtained Sample (n=78) which were randomly allocated to Group A (n=39) and Group B (n=39). Study was conducted from August 2019 to December 2019 in HBS Hospital Islamabad.To determine the effects of Qigong vs. Shot form Sun Style Tai Chi (SSTC) on Lung function, six min walk distance, dyspnea and quality of life in COPD patients.

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Detailed Description

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and air-ﬂow limitation. Dyspnea is related with daily life activity. COPD patients often suffer from dyspnea and exacerbation, which leads to inactivity, deconditioning, and poor functional capacity and quality of life. Several interventions have been investigated with the aim of improving lung function, decreasing dyspnea symptoms and improving quality of life in this patient.

Tai Chi, an exercise involving both upper and lower extremities, originated from China. Tai chi is characterized by posture alignment, weight shifting and circular movements that incorporate elements of muscle endurance and strengthening, balance, relaxation and breathing control. Among previous studies Tai Chi in pulmonary rehabilitation showed a modest complementary benefit in exercise capacity.

The Tai Chi program is a safe, effective and feasible method to improve exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in people with COPD. Short form sun style Tai chi is one of the most common styles of t'ai chi. each form can be broken down into several movements which make it easy to learn and teach. Compared to some other styles of t'ai chi, SSTC involves less difficult movements, such as less deep-knee bending and single leg standing, which may make it more suitable for older people.

Qi Gong is defined as a mind-body exercise that involves whole body movements, breathing techniques, postural control, and internal awareness.

effects of Qi Gong on functional capacity and lung functions in COPD patients , and concluded that functional capacity, dyspnea scores and quality of life was significantly improved in mild to moderate COPD patients.

Conditions

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COPD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Qi Gong Programme

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Qi Gong Programme

Intervention Type OTHER

Warm-up: In warm up session joint activities were performed along with light stretching. Patients performed these activities with instructor's commands for 5 minutes.

Liu Zi Jue exercise: patients performed intact Liu Zi Jue exercise (form of Qigong).

This includes six healing sounds, Xu, He, Hu, Si, Chui, Xi and the Harmonized actions along with the instructor for 20 minutes. Cooling-down: After completion of Qigong, patient done gentle stretching to adjust back their breathing and this cool down session lasted for 5 minutes. Subjects received supervised training session for 30 min twice a week.

Short Form Sun Style Tai Chi

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Short Form Sun Style Tai Chi

Intervention Type OTHER

Commencing Movement, Opening and closing hand, Single whip, Waving hands in the cloud, Opening and closing hands, Brush knee, Playing lute, Perry and Punch, Block and close, Pushing the mountain, Closing movement.

Participants attended two supervised 30min sessions twice a week. Participants learnt 3 to 4 forms per week and at the completion of study (which is the six week of training), they completed all 21 forms. In each training session, participants revised previous SSTC forms that they learnt earlier up to that session.

Interventions

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Qi Gong Programme

Warm-up: In warm up session joint activities were performed along with light stretching. Patients performed these activities with instructor's commands for 5 minutes.

Liu Zi Jue exercise: patients performed intact Liu Zi Jue exercise (form of Qigong).

This includes six healing sounds, Xu, He, Hu, Si, Chui, Xi and the Harmonized actions along with the instructor for 20 minutes. Cooling-down: After completion of Qigong, patient done gentle stretching to adjust back their breathing and this cool down session lasted for 5 minutes. Subjects received supervised training session for 30 min twice a week.

Intervention Type OTHER

Short Form Sun Style Tai Chi

Commencing Movement, Opening and closing hand, Single whip, Waving hands in the cloud, Opening and closing hands, Brush knee, Playing lute, Perry and Punch, Block and close, Pushing the mountain, Closing movement.

Participants attended two supervised 30min sessions twice a week. Participants learnt 3 to 4 forms per week and at the completion of study (which is the six week of training), they completed all 21 forms. In each training session, participants revised previous SSTC forms that they learnt earlier up to that session.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinically Diagnosed patient: Mild to moderate stage COPD according to GOLD criteria {i-e Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) }
* Patients who can walk without any dependency were included in study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with acute exacerbation within 4 weeks before starting the study
* Patient having significant, cognitive impairment
* Patient having Tuberculosis, asthma
* Patient having musculoskeletal
* Patient having psychological, cardiovascular and benign conditions (that prohibit exercise were excluded from the study)

Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No