Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04673370
Ba Duan Jin for Depression and Anxiety
A Pilot Study of Ba Duan Jin for Depression and Anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 59 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years – 74 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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
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
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | 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. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Health education | Health education is provided by psychologist and TCM doctor, including work, rest, diet and other basic programs. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2019-04-10
- Primary completion
- 2022-10-31
- Completion
- 2024-02-04
- First posted
- 2020-12-17
- Last updated
- 2025-04-02
Locations
1 site across 1 country: China
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04673370. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.