A Prospective Study: Tai-chi and Post-COVID Insomnia

NCT ID: NCT06776276

Last Updated: 2025-01-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

337 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-09-20

Study Completion Date

2024-01-25

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to see if Tai-Chi exercises (a type of Chinese martial arts) can help people suffering from insomnia after COVID-19 when added with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and drugs compared to CBT and drugs alone. All participants will receive education on sleep hygiene practices, and the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). If these approaches were insufficient, they will be given sleep aids, primarily Z-drugs.

All study subjects engaged in a simple Tai Chi training program for two weeks. The Tai Chi training consisted of a series of gentle physical exercises that incorporated elements of meditation, body awareness, imagery, and abdominal breathing.

A professional instructor conducted two training sessions for both patients and controls, ensuring that participants could perform the exercises independently at home during the last hour before sleep. Each session lasted twenty minutes, to be done daily. Participants were given a checklist documenting their sleep and exercise diary to confirm adherence for at least five days each week. After the two-week period, all participants are reassessed using the Insomnia severity index.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Insomnia COVID - 19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Post-COVID Insomnia

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tai Chi exercises

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Tai-chi (TC) is a kind of CAM Qigong exercises, is a type of classic Chinese martial arts. It entails deliberate, slow-motion physical movements that are done alongside inward concentration, awareness of breathing, and the inherent power or energy in the body. It promotes general purposes of health and spirituality. It is generally accessible and offered to older people in public places.

non-COVID-19-related insomnia

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tai Chi exercises

Tai-chi (TC) is a kind of CAM Qigong exercises, is a type of classic Chinese martial arts. It entails deliberate, slow-motion physical movements that are done alongside inward concentration, awareness of breathing, and the inherent power or energy in the body. It promotes general purposes of health and spirituality. It is generally accessible and offered to older people in public places.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* COVID-19 infections confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
* Over the age of 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Below the age of 18 years
* Severely ill patients
* Patients with chronic respiratory complications
* Individuals with pre-existing and ongoing depression or anxiety
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Alexandria University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Alexandria, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Osypiuk K, Thompson E, Wayne PM. Can Tai Chi and Qigong Postures Shape Our Mood? Toward an Embodied Cognition Framework for Mind-Body Research. Front Hum Neurosci. 2018 May 1;12:174. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00174. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29765313 (View on PubMed)

Chan SH, Ng SM, Yu CH, Chan CM, Wang SM, Chan WC. The effects of an integrated mindfulness-based tai chi chuan programme on sleep disturbance among community-dwelling elderly people: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2022 Sep 24;23(1):808. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06737-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36153623 (View on PubMed)

Tong Y, Chai L, Lei S, Liu M, Yang L. Effects of Tai Chi on Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2018 Aug 15;2018:1701372. doi: 10.1155/2018/1701372. eCollection 2018.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30186352 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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no funding

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0305339

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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