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Neurophysiological Effects of Mind-body Exercise in Healthy Adults

NCT06337344 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 79

Last updated 2024-07-01

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Summary

There is some clinical evidence showing that Baduanjin (BDJ) practice, a type of mind-body based physical exercise, can improve executive function (EF). However, the neurophysiological changes associated with improved cognitive function remain elusive. Therefore, this study aims to carry out randomised controlled trial to explore how the single-session BDJ practice affect the function of prefrontal cortex(PFC) and also the EF of healthy adults, measure by fNIRS and verbal fluency test accordingly. A total of 60 healthy adults (based on power analysis 80% (β= 0.20) chance (α = 0.05, two-tailed)), aged 18 to 40 year old, without any physical, neurological, and neuropsychiatric disorder, classified as right-handed by Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, also with normal intelligence as verified by the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence will be recruited and randomly assigned to treatment(i.e. BDJ), active control(i.e, exercise), and passive control(i.e. video viewing) group. The investigator anticipate that this single-session BDJ practice will result in - (1) enhancing executive functioning , and (2) changes in functional brain activation pattern in PFC in adults. The result will give a spotlight to neurophysiological treatment effect of single-session Baduanjin on healthy adults, in developing intervention for improving executive functioning of adults.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Baduanjin

The treatment group will individually perform single-session Baduanjin by following a video broadcasted the standardised BDJ protocol, which lasted for 12 minutes including 6 times of BDJ movements. Breathing rhythm is emphasised to be followed by participants.

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise

The active control group will individually perform 8-sets of aerobic exercise movement by following a video selected by registered physiotherapist.

BEHAVIORAL

Video Viewing

The control group will individually watch a 12-minute video with 6-minute introducing BDJ practice and 6 minute introducing aerobic exercise. This control group is used for controlling the effect of behavioural movement and brain activity generated by passive video viewing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hector Tsang, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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