NCT05482646

Tai Chi Versus Conventional Exercise to Alleviate Depression in Insomniacs

Tai Chi Versus Conventional Exercise to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms in Older Insomniacs: A Three-arm Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 420 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the effectiveness of Tai Chi and conventional exercise in alleviating depressive symptoms in older insomniacs.

Detailed description

Chinese community-dwelling older adults with mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms and chronic insomnia will be recruited. Eligible participants will be randomized to health education control, Tai Chi or conventional exercise interventions on a 1:1:1 basis after baseline assessment. All interventions will last for 3 months. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, at 3 months and at 6 months after the completion of the intervention.

Conditions

• Depressive Symptoms
• Chronic Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tai Chi	The Tai Chi intervention will be prescribed as a 3-month program with two 1.5-h sessions weekly instructed by qualified Tai Chi instructors.
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional exercise	The conventional exercise intervention will be prescribed as a 3-month program with two 1.5-h sessions of generic fitness training weekly instructed by qualified instructors.
BEHAVIORAL	Health Education Control	Participants in the control group will participate in a health education program delivered by research personnel.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-02
• Primary completion: 2025-02-28
• Completion: 2025-02-28
• First posted: 2022-08-01
• Last updated: 2025-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong