Effects of Ba Duan Jin Training for Older People

NCT06550661 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CTU112-SHOW-002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Exercise; Old Age

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• 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

• 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

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• age, gender, married, religion, sleep, fall, disease status, education

  Baseline

• height, weight

  Baseline

• Clinical Dementia Rating

  Baseline

• Chang in Cumulative Illness Rating Scale

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Ba duan jin training

EXPERIMENTAL

twice a week

Behavioral: Ba duan jin

usual care

NO INTERVENTION

once a week with video

Interventions

Ba duan jin BEHAVIORAL

a kind of exercise

Ba duan jin training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• (1) old person able to communicate and follow instructions, (2) stable and with sufficient physical strength: able to maintain at least one sitting position in a wheelchair or on the edge of a bed.

You may not qualify if:

• (1) Difficulty standing or walking and obvious musculoskeletal disease, (2) Diagnosed and recommended by a physician Those who are not suitable for sports activities, (3) serious diseases/unstable conditions, such as severe cardiopulmonary, liver and kidney diseases, severe malignant tumors, severe malnutrition, severe dementia, (4) more than 180 minutes of exercise per week in the past month time, (5) severe arrhythmia, (6) no intention to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology: lead

Study Sites (1)

Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

Taichung, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• 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.

  PMID: 41213338 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Chiu

  Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 6, 2024
• First Posted: August 13, 2024
• Study Start: May 3, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 12, 2024
• Study Completion: April 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

TW (1)