Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Physical exercise training is the central component of pulmonary rehabilitation. This study aimed to further investigate the rehabilitative effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise (PQE) in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods In this rando...
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| description | Abstract Background Physical exercise training is the central component of pulmonary rehabilitation. This study aimed to further investigate the rehabilitative effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise (PQE) in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods In this randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial, 44 participants with stable COPD were randomly assigned to 2 groups in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the control group received usual care for 3 months. Participants in the intervention group received usual care combined with PQE (60 min each time, 2 times per day, 7 days per week, for 3 months). The outcome included exercise capacity, lung function test, skeletal muscle strength, dyspnea, and quality of life were measured before and after intervention. Results A total of 37 participants completed the trial. Compared to the control group, after 3 months of PQE, the mean change in exercise capacity, skeletal muscle strength, and quality of life were statistically significant (P < 0.05, for each), but no significant differences were observed in lung function (except for the forced expiratory volume in one second) and dyspnea (P > 0.05, for each). Conclusion The findings of study suggest that the proposed program of 3 months of PQE intervention has significant improvement in exercise capacity, skeletal muscle strength, and quality of life of COPD-stable patients. Trial registration This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Trial ID: ChiCTR-1800017405 on 28 July 2018; available at https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=28343 ). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f24d2b9cf8144667ac8e1250cd8ff87e2023-11-26T12:19:57ZengBMCBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies2662-76712023-11-0123111210.1186/s12906-023-04238-8Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trialLinhong Jiang0Peijun Li1Jiacheng Shi2Yidie Bao3Zhenwei Wang4Weibing Wu5Xiaodan Liu6School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western MedicineDepartment of Sports Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of SportSchool of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineAbstract Background Physical exercise training is the central component of pulmonary rehabilitation. This study aimed to further investigate the rehabilitative effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise (PQE) in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods In this randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial, 44 participants with stable COPD were randomly assigned to 2 groups in a 1:1 ratio. Participants in the control group received usual care for 3 months. Participants in the intervention group received usual care combined with PQE (60 min each time, 2 times per day, 7 days per week, for 3 months). The outcome included exercise capacity, lung function test, skeletal muscle strength, dyspnea, and quality of life were measured before and after intervention. Results A total of 37 participants completed the trial. Compared to the control group, after 3 months of PQE, the mean change in exercise capacity, skeletal muscle strength, and quality of life were statistically significant (P < 0.05, for each), but no significant differences were observed in lung function (except for the forced expiratory volume in one second) and dyspnea (P > 0.05, for each). Conclusion The findings of study suggest that the proposed program of 3 months of PQE intervention has significant improvement in exercise capacity, skeletal muscle strength, and quality of life of COPD-stable patients. Trial registration This study was registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Trial ID: ChiCTR-1800017405 on 28 July 2018; available at https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=28343 ).https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04238-8Traditional Chinese exerciseChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Linhong Jiang Peijun Li Jiacheng Shi Yidie Bao Zhenwei Wang Weibing Wu Xiaodan Liu Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies Traditional Chinese exercise Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rehabilitation |
| title | Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Effects of pulmonary-based Qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | effects of pulmonary based qigong exercise in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Traditional Chinese exercise Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Rehabilitation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04238-8 |
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