NCT04862442

Comparison of Qigong Exercises on Two Different Digital Platforms

Comparison of Qigong Exercises on Two Different Digital Platforms: an Evaluation Project of Technologically Supported Activity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Biruni University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Mild effort requiring, body-mind oriented, effective on multiple physical fitness parameters, ancient exercise method Qigong would be beneficial for a great number of people by using popular technological mediums in order to increase overall physical activity and wellbeing. Our aim is to evaluate the effects of Qigong exercises on endurance, muscle strength, sleep quality, level of anxiety and stress by using two different tele-rehabilitation methods.

Detailed description

Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior is a serious public health problem which categorized as a pandemic. One of the common risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, known as chronic non-communicable diseases, is physical inactivity. Mild effort requiring, body-mind oriented, effective on multiple physical fitness parameters, ancient exercise method Qigong would be beneficial for a great number of people by using popular technological mediums in order to increase overall physical activity and wellbeing. Based on reasons as previously described, our aim is to evaluate the effects of Qigong exercises on endurance, muscle strength, sleep quality, level of anxiety and stress by using two different tele-rehabilitation methods.

Conditions

• Health Behavior
• Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Qigong exercises	Specific Qigong exercises 1- Painting the rainbow 2-Raising the arms 3-Looking at the moon 4- Pushing the waves

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-27
• Primary completion: 2021-09-01
• Completion: 2021-11-17
• First posted: 2021-04-28
• Last updated: 2021-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)