Ba Duan Jin for Depression and Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT04673370

Last Updated: 2025-04-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

59 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-10

Study Completion Date

2024-02-04

Brief Summary

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In recent years, the number of people with symptoms of depression or anxiety are on the rise. The aims of the present study is to examine the effects of Ba Duan Jin on reducing symptoms of depression or anxiety.

Detailed Description

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There is growing interest in mind-body therapy that could potentially improve patients' psychological health.

Ba Duan Jin, a traditional Chinese health-preserving technique, combines techniques regulating body, breath and spirit. The effects of Ba Duan Jin on patients with symptoms of depression and anxiety are yet to be further investigated.

The present pilot clinical study aims to apply Ba Duan Jin to patients with symptoms of depression and anxiety, and to evaluate the psychological effects.

Participants allocated to the Health Education Group take part in the 16-week health education including work, rest, diet and other basic programs according to the different conditions of participants. Participants allocated to the Ba Duan Jin Group take part in the 16-week Ba Duan Jin plus health education program. The study plans to enroll 60 participants (30 for Ba Duan Jin plus health education program, and 30 for health education program), expecting that Ba Duan Jin has a better effect on improving psychological condition.

Conditions

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Depression, Anxiety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A total of 60 patients were divided into a treatment group and a control group, with 30 cases in each group. The control group received health education,and the treatment group was treated with Ba Duan Jin plus health education program.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
The study was a single-blind controlled trial in which the outcome assessor was blinded to group allocation.

Study Groups

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Ba Duan Jin Group

Ba Duan Jin plus health education. Participants take part in 16-week program. The health education is conducted as the Health Education Group. Besides, the participants attended two 90-minute sessions of group-based Ba Duan Jin training per week and practiced at least three 30-minute Ba Duan Jin sessions at home per day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ba Duan Jin

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Ba Duan Jin, a traditional Chinese health-preserving technique, combines techniques regulating body, breath and spirit. According to traditional Chinese theory, every movement of Ba Duan Jin has unique effect to different Zang-fu organs.

Health Education Group

Health education. Participants take part in 16-week program. The health education includes work, rest, diet and other basic programs according to the different conditions of participants.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Health education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Health education is provided by psychologist and TCM doctor, including work, rest, diet and other basic programs.

Interventions

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Ba Duan Jin

Ba Duan Jin, a traditional Chinese health-preserving technique, combines techniques regulating body, breath and spirit. According to traditional Chinese theory, every movement of Ba Duan Jin has unique effect to different Zang-fu organs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Health education

Health education is provided by psychologist and TCM doctor, including work, rest, diet and other basic programs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Eight-section Brocade

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject with depression or anxiety symptom diagnosed by ICD-10.
* Subject is male or female, age 18 to 75.
* Subject has a clear mind and the ability to read, to talk and to communicate.
* Subject agrees to participate in this study and sign to the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has severe somatic disease.
* Subject has history of organic mental disorder, epilepsy, schizophrenia.
* Subject takes any medication of food having effect on gut microbiota within 1 month of screening.
* Subject has history of alcohol abuse.
* Subject is pregnant, lactating or breast-feeding women.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

74 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Shanghai Mental Health Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lu Ying, MM

Research Associate

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Shanghai Qigong Research Institute

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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ZY(2018-2020)-CCCX-2007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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