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Qigong for Pre-frail and Frail Older Cancer Survivors

NCT04694066 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 28

Last updated 2022-11-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To-date, there is no evidence on qigong's effects for improving well-being of pre-frail and frail older cancer survivors. Our aim is to conduct a pilot study for testing out the feasibility and acceptability of a qigong intervention to the elderly cancer survivors.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Qigong

Qigong Baduanjin, comprising eight standardized movements, will be adopted in the study. It is practiced as a combination of body movements, breath control, and mindful meditation.

BEHAVIORAL

Light flexibility exercise

The supervised sessions will include seated and standing stretches that target upper (neck, arms, upper back, shoulders, and chest) and lower body (quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and hips), as well as trunk rotations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Denise Cheung · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-08-01
Primary Completion
2021-02-28
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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