Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Improving Health in Sedentary Young and Middle-Aged Adults

NCT07482995 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Shoufa 2024-1-4061
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 208
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a 12-week Baduanjin exercise program can improve health in sedentary young and middle-aged adults. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. 1.Does the Baduanjin program improve participants' cardiorespiratory fitness (measured as peak oxygen uptake)?
2. 2.Does it improve their body composition, muscle strength, balance, and flexibility?
3. 3.Does it reduce their daily sitting time?
4. 4.Be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
5. 5.If in the Baduanjin group, attend supervised group sessions and practice at home for 12 weeks.
6. 6.Complete a series of assessments at the beginning, middle, and end of the study, including fitness tests, body measurements, and questionnaires.

Conditions

Sedentary Lifestyle; Behavioral Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Peak Oxygen Uptake (VO₂peak) assessed by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

  Measured by Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET).

  at baseline and Week 13.

Secondary Outcomes (47)

• Change in Sit-and-Reach Distance

  at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.

• Change in Active Range of Motion of the Shoulder, Hip, Knee, and Ankle joints assessed by Goniometry

  at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.

• Change in Time Spent in Sedentary Behavior assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

  at baseline and Week 13.

• Scores on the Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale (EBBS)

  at baseline and Week 13

• Change in Knee Extension Peak Torque assessed by Isokinetic Dynamometry

  at baseline, Week 8, and Week 13.

Study Arms (2)

Baduanjin Training Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive a 12-week Baduanjin exercise program. The program consists of supervised group sessions combined with home-based practice, with a frequency of 5 sessions per week. Each session lasts 60 minutes, including warm-up, standardized Baduanjin practice, and cool-down. The Baduanjin exercises follow a standardized protocol.

Behavioral: Baduanjin exercise

Health Education Control Group

OTHER

Participants in this group will receive general health education, which includes recommendations on physical activity types and duration (e.g., following the WHO guidelines). However, they will not be enrolled in any structured, supervised exercise program. They will be instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle throughout the study period.

Other: General Health Education

Interventions

Baduanjin exercise BEHAVIORAL

A 12-week, standardized Baduanjin exercise program. Participants will complete 5 sessions per week, each lasting 60 minutes (including warm-up, Baduanjin practice, and cool-down). The program includes both supervised group sessions and guided home practice.

Baduanjin Training Group

General Health Education OTHER

Participants will receive general health education (including recommendations on physical activity types and duration), but will not be enrolled in any structured or supervised exercise program. They will be instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle.

Health Education Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged 18 to 59 years
• Sedentary and physically inactive, defined as: (a) self-reported sitting time ≥ 8 hours per day, AND (b) not meeting the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended level of physical activity ( engaging in \< 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity per week, assessed by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire \[IPAQ\])
• In good general health as self-reported, and free from any known diseases
• Willing and able to provide written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Contraindications to cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Currently participating in, or planning to participate within the next 3 months, in any other structured exercise or behavioral intervention program
• Pregnancy, lactation, or planning to become pregnant during the study period
• Inability to understand or comply with the study procedures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• China-Japan Friendship Hospital: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sedentary Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Jingyi Ren, M.D., Chief Physician

CONTACT

18600195099; renjingyi@cjfh.org.cn

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 24, 2026
• First Posted: March 19, 2026
• Study Start: April 10, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 10, 2027
• Last Updated: March 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share