Effects of Ba Duan Jin Training for Older People
Effects of Ba Duan Jin on Muscle Strength, Balance, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Body Composition and Quality of Life of Older People
Effects of Ba Duan Jin on Muscle Strength, Balance, Cardiorespiratory Endurance, Body Composition and Quality of Life of Older People
Sponsor study identifier
interventional
78
1 country
1
Study Start
May 3, 2024
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
September 12, 2024
Actual (reported)Study Completion
April 30, 2025
Actual (reported)Baduanjin is one of the widely circulated fitness methods. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the General Administration of Sports of China have vigorously promoted it as one of the contents of health and physical education classes, and promoted it as a health Qigong method throughout mainland China. It can be seen that Baduanjin's gentle and non-aggressive movements are suitable for physical training for people of all ages.
Registry-reported information. Elapsed time and enrollment totals alone do not measure study progress or recruitment pace.
April 30, 2025
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Dates and qualifiers reported by the registry. Estimated dates do not confirm that a milestone has occurred.
May 3, 2024
Actual (reported)August 6, 2024
Actual (reported)August 13, 2024
Actual (reported)September 12, 2024
Actual (reported)April 30, 2025
Actual (reported)Chang in muscle strength from baseline to 12 weeks
pinch, grip and quadriceps strength. A Higher score means a better outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in weight of muscle and fat from baseline to 12 weeks
muscle mass(kg/%), fat mass (kg/%)
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in Activities of Daily Living from baseline to 12 weeks
This is a scale of physical function. The range for total score is 0-100. A Higher score means a worse outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in Instrumental activities of daily living from baseline to 12 weeks
This is a scale of physical function. The range for total score is 0-24. A Higher score means a better outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in short form Berg balance scale from baseline to 12 weeks
Balance Assessment. The range is 0-4. A Higher score means a better outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
age, gender, married, religion, sleep, fall, disease status, education
Baseline
height, weight
Baseline
Clinical Dementia Rating
Baseline
Chang in Cumulative Illness Rating Scale
Baseline
twice a week
once a week with video
a kind of exercise
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Show Chwan Memorial Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan
Chen CF, Chiu SC, Chiang CK, Lu YW. Effects of seated Baduanjin training modalities on body composition, muscle strength, and gait parameters in older adults: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2025 Dec;95:103300. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103300. Epub 2025 Nov 8.
Chiu
Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
78 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
August 6, 2024
First Posted
August 13, 2024
Study Start
May 3, 2024
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Chang in Gait analyses from wearable sensors from baseline to 12 weeks
MTC mean magnitude and variability, as well as the stride-to-stride variability, stride time and length, lower limb peak angular velocity, and foot forward linear speed
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in EQ5D from baseline to 12 weeks
This is a scale of quality of life. The range for total is 0-20. A higher score means a worse outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
Chang in WHOBREF from baseline to 12 weeks
This is a scale of quality of life. A higher score means a better outcome.
Baseline and 12 weeks
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Primary Completion
September 12, 2024
Actual (reported)Study Completion
April 30, 2025
Actual (reported)Last Updated
August 6, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08
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