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Exploring the Effects of a Baduanjin Program on the Symptoms of Constipation in Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum

NCT04071444 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2020-09-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with schizophrenia spectrum have been suffering from constipation due to long-term use of psychotropic medications and changes in physical activity and eating habits caused by diseases.

Aim this study was to examine the effectiveness of Baduanjin program in improving the symptoms of intestinal peristalsis and constipation in patients with psychosis.

Method:A randomized controlled trial was conducted in tow psychiatric centers in northern Taiwan.The experimental group was provided with an 8- session Baduanjin program for 24 weeks (1 hour, thrice times per week), while the control group received routine care.

Conditions

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

Interventions

OTHER

Baduanjin program

The entire program continued for 6 months (December, 2018 to July, 2019), and the intervention was performed for 60 min 3 times per week; particular attention was paid to the disease characteristics of the patients with chronic schizophrenia and to preventing excessive fatigue. Every session began with a 20-min warm-up, followed by 20 min of Baduanjin program, and ended with a cool-down session. The participants were instructed, with the assistance of a video, to practice Baduanjin program in a group by two authors who are experienced in the psychiatric nurses and had been trained in this program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tri-Service General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chiu-Yueh Yang, PhD · Yang Ming National University

  • Li-Ru Wang, MSN · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-08
Primary Completion
2019-07-01
Completion
2019-07-01

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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