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Tai Chi Versus Conventional Exercise to Alleviate Depression in Insomniacs

NCT05482646 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 420

Last updated 2025-03-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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

Conditions

  • Depressive Symptoms
  • Chronic Insomnia

Interventions

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Parco M Siu, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-02
Primary Completion
2025-02-28
Completion
2025-02-28

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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