NCT07153562

Brief Summary

to investigate the effect of Liuzijue Qigong exercises on ventilatory function in post stroke elderly patients.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2025

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 17, 2025

Completed
8 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 25, 2025

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 4, 2025

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2026

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2026

Completed
Last Updated

March 17, 2026

Status Verified

March 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

August 17, 2025

Last Update Submit

March 14, 2026

Conditions

Ventilatory FunctionFunctional CapacityMotor FunctionSleep QualityQuality of Life

Keywords

liuzijue qigongventilatory functionstrokeelderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), in liters

    3 MONTHS

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure Forced vital capacity (FVC), in liters

    3 months

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV), in liters per minute

    3 months

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure Predicted Forced expiratory volume in 1 second

    3 months

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure predicted forced vital capacity

    3 months

  • PFT

    Spirometer to measure FEV1/ FVC

    3 MONTHS

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • aerobic capacity and endurance

    3 MONTHS

  • motor function

    3 MONTHS

  • quality of daily life

    3 MONTHS

  • sleep quality

    3 MONTHS

Study Arms (2)

Liuzijue Qigong

EXPERIMENTAL

35 patients will perform : Liuzijue exercise for 20 minutes, 5 times per week, Beside conventional rehabilitation exercises, 3 sessions per week, 45-60 minutes per session, for 12 successive weeks.

Other: liuzijue qigong exercisesOther: conventional rehabilitation treatment

Conventional rehabilitation

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

35 patients will do only conventional rehabilitation exercises, 3 sessions per week, 45-60 minutes per session, for 12 successive weeks.

Other: conventional rehabilitation treatment

Interventions

liuzijue qigong exercisesOTHER

Liuzijue qigong exercise for 20 minutes, 5 times per week, for 12 successive weeks.

Liuzijue Qigong
conventional rehabilitation treatmentOTHER

conventional rehabilitation exercises, 3 sessions per week, 45-60 minutes per session, for 12 successive weeks.

Conventional rehabilitationLiuzijue Qigong

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients included in this study met the following criteria:
  • Subject people of both sexes (18 women, and 17 men).
  • All patients had unilateral stroke.
  • Their age ranged from 60 to 80 years old.
  • Stroke onset was from 6 to 1 months.
  • Medically stable subjects.
  • Non-smoker subjects.
  • Ability to understand and follow simple verbal instructions.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who experienced or had one or more of the following were excluded from the study:
  • Patients with severe acute illness.
  • Chronic unstable pulmonary and/or cardiac disease.
  • Impaired level of consciousness and evidence of gross cognitive problems.
  • Patients undergo chemotherapy.
  • Active hemoptysis, untreated pneumothorax, recent esophageal surgery.
  • Recent oral, facial or skull trauma / surgery, acute sinusitis, epistaxis, hemodynamic instability.
  • Current Smokers.
  • Patients had a severe psychological disorder.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Dokki, Giza Governorate, 12612, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersStroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sleep Disorders, IntrinsicDyssomniasSleep Wake DisordersNervous System DiseasesMental DisordersCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Azza Abdelaziz Abdelhady, Professor of Physical Therapy

    faculty of physical therapy

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
Participants will be assigned randomly into two groups of equal number . the randomization will be performed by computerized randomization.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
assistant lecturer of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 17, 2025

First Posted

September 4, 2025

Study Start

August 25, 2025

Primary Completion

January 1, 2026

Study Completion

March 1, 2026

Last Updated

March 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

EG(1)