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Effects of Qigong Therapy in MS Patients

NCT07473180 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2026-03-16

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Summary

Chinese medical exercises (Qigong) are part of traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts, consisting of exercise sequences originating from China. These exercises have been used in China for thousands of years to maintain physical and psychological health and treat diseases. They have increasingly become a focus of modern medicine. Qigong is a practice that integrates concentration, visualization, breathing, posture, and movement techniques. Its goal is to enhance, activate, develop, and balance life energy (Qi).

Study Type: Randomized controlled clinical trial. Upon reviewing the literature, no study was found comparing the practical application of Qigong exercises with conventional rehabilitation methods. This study aims to investigate the effects of Qigong on the overall well-being and balance of Multipl Sklerosis patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional rehabilitation therapy

: Patients in the conventional rehabilitation group will participate in a rehabilitation program 3 days a week, with each session lasting 1.5 hours. The program will include neurophysiological exercises, strengthening exercises, and balance and coordination exercises, performed in three sets of 10 repetitions. There will be warm-up and cool-down periods before and after each session.

OTHER

Qi gong Baduanjin Exercises

The protocol includes eight traditional movements, such as: * Raising Hands to the Sky (9 repeats) * Drawing the Bow to Hit the Hawk (9 left, 9 right repeats) * Separating Heaven and Earth (9 repeats) * The Wise Owl Looking Back. (9 left, 9 right repeats) * Shaking the Head and Tail (9 left, 9 right repeats) * Bending to Touch the Feet (9 repeats) * Clenching Fists and Gathering Energy with a Fierce Look (9 left, 9 right repeats) * Shaking the Body by Hitting the Heels (9 repeats) Each exercise sequence will be performed with warm-up (deep breathing) and cool-down (focusing on energy flow). The Qigong group will participate in a Qigong session 3 days a week,30-45 minutes, led by a physiotherapist, after their conventional rehabilitation program (3 days a week, with each session lasting 1,5 hours).Breathing in and out will be performed in coordination with qigong movements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sevgi Ikbali Afsar, Professor · Baskent University Hospital Ankara

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-01
Primary Completion
2026-04-30
Completion
2026-05-15

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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