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Psychiatric DisorderNCT06006221

Qigong Intervention and State Anxiety Levels of Inpatiens

A study testing Qi-gong relaxation exercise in people with Psychiatric Disorder, run by Emel Erdeniz Güreş at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of the study, which aimed to examine the effect of the Qigong relaxation exercise applied in psychiatry clinics on the level of anxiety, was planned as randomized controlled. Individuals will be divided into intervention and control groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 67 years
Conditions the study is for
Psychiatric Disorder
What is being tested?
Qi-gong relaxation exercise
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Aug 2023to 2 Oct 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 67 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patient is literate and has no communication barriers
  • Being an inpatient in the psychiatry clinic
  • Being over 18 years old
  • The patient has been oriented to the service (at least 24 hours have passed since his hospitalization)
  • Regular participation in qigong practice

Who cannot join

  • The patient has communication difficulties
  • Having acute psychotic symptoms
  • Patients receiving anxiolytic therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Uskudar University

    Istanbul

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Qigong Intervention on State Anxiety Levels of Inpatiens in Psychiatric Wards: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of the study, which aimed to examine the effect of the Qigong relaxation exercise applied in psychiatry clinics on the level of anxiety, was planned as randomized controlled. Individuals will be divided into intervention and control groups. Before the application, the Personal Information Form and STAI Form I scale will be applied to the patients in the Intervention and Control group. Patients in the intervention group are expected to answer the STAI Form I scale after qigong relaxation exercises. It planned to apply the same forms as planned in the intervention group without any application in the control group. Personal Information Form and STAI Form I Scale will be filled by the patients in the form of self-report.

Read the detailed description

Anxiety is one of the most common and compelling symptoms in individuals receiving treatment in psychiatry clinics. The issue of managing anxiety is very important in psychiatry clinics. Various pharmacological, physical, and therapeutic methods are applied to reduce and manage these symptoms. In addition to pharmacologically applied medical treatment, non-drug applications used as supportive are recommended in terms of reducing the symptoms of the disease and increasing the quality of life of the individual. These non-drug methods are; aromatherapy, physical exercise, light therapy, and music therapy. physical exercise; It is defined as planned, structured, repetitive movements to promote or maintain physical and mental health. Aerobics (brisk walking, dancing, cycling), endurance and resistance (squeezing rubber balls using elastic resistance bands and lifting weights), and flexibility and balance exercises (qigong, yoga, and pilates) are examples of physical exercises. In the literature, the effect of Qigong practices on anxiety in many patient groups has been examined, but no study has been found on the effect of Qigong relaxation exercises on the level of anxiety in inpatient psychiatric patients. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of Qigong relaxation exercises applied in the psychiatry clinic on the anxiety level of patients. Patients will be divided into intervention and control groups in a randomized controlled manner. After obtaining ethics committee approvals for the intervention group, clinics will be informed about the Qigong relaxation exercises study and it will be planned to place this study in the daytime program with the clinicians. The most appropriate time for patients to practice qigong relaxation exercises was determined after the morning meeting. No qigong exercise will be performed for the control group. Before the application, the Personal Information Form, STAI Form I, will be applied to the patients in the Intervention and Control group. Patients in the intervention group are expected to answer the STAI Form I scale after qigong relaxation exercises. It planned to apply the same forms as planned in the intervention group without any application in the control group. Personal Information Form and STAI Form I Scale will be filled by the patients in the form of self-report. The practice of the qigong relaxation exercise will take place after the good morning meetings. Qigong relaxation exercise is a mindfulness-based exercise and is a type of exercise consisting of body movements and relaxation in harmony with breathing used to relax the body and mind, reduce stress, distract attention from negative thoughts, accelerate blood flow, and improve emotions. It is planned to apply this exercise once for 40 minutes to the patients included in the intervention group as a group activity by researchers trained on this subject.

Being tested
Qi-gong relaxation exercise
Keywords
psychiatric service,Qi Gong, nursing
Medical subject headings
Mental Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Qi-gong relaxation exerciseBehavioural

    Qi-gong relaxation exercise is a mindfulness-based exercise and is a type of exercise that consists of breathing-compatible body movements and relaxation used to relax the body and mind, reduce stress, distract attention from negative thoughts, accelerate blood flow, and improve emotions.

Study groups in NCT06006221
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
experimental groupExperimentalAfter the morning meeting, the initiative group will be given 40 minutes of Qigong relaxation exercise.
Receives: Behavioral: Qi-gong relaxation exercise
control groupNo interventionNo application will be made to the control group. The control group will continue their routine treatment in the clinic.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Personal Information Form

    The personal information form was created by the researchers and includes demographic information and information about the disease. Demographic information consists of seven questions about age, gender, marital status, educational status, employment status, with whom she lives and whether she has a visitor in the clinic. Information about the disease; It consists of eight questions about psychiatric diagnosis, symptoms of hospitalization, duration of illness, number of hospitalizations, drugs used, whether ECT was applied, whether chemical and isolation practices were applied.

    Measured: three month

  2. STAI Anxiety Scale I

    Developed by Spielberger in 1970, its Turkish version was developed by Öner N et al. The validity and reliability study was carried out by adapting it. It is a likert type scale that measures state anxiety levels with 20 questions. Anxiety level is scored as "(1) not at all, (2) a little, (3) a lot, and (4) completely" in STAI-I. Direct statements on the scale, negative emotions; reversed expressions express positive emotions. Two separate total score weights are calculated for each of the direct and reversed statements. The total score for the reverse statements is subtracted from the total score for the direct statements. A predetermined and unchanging value is added to this number. A constant value of 50 was added to the number obtained for STAI-I. The most recent value indicates the individual's anxiety score. The scores obtained from the scale range from 20 to 80. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety.

    Measured: three month

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Aug 2023
  2. Study start1 Aug 2023
  3. Primary completion10 Sep 2023
  4. Study completion2 Oct 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
70 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06006221
Sponsor's protocol ID
0000000339492770
Status last verified
Nov 2023
First submitted
14 Aug 2023
Last updated
3 Nov 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Chan AS, Cheung MC, Sze SL, Leung WW, Shi D. Shaolin dan tian breathing fosters relaxed and attentive mind: a randomized controlled neuro-electrophysiological study. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2011;2011:180704. doi: 10.1155/2011/180704. Epub 2010 Sep 22.

    PubMed 20976126
  • Abbott R, Lavretsky H. Tai Chi and Qigong for the treatment and prevention of mental disorders. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2013 Mar;36(1):109-19. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2013.01.011.

    PubMed 23538081
  • Wang CW, Chan CL, Ho RT, Tsang HW, Chan CH, Ng SM. The effect of qigong on depressive and anxiety symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:716094. doi: 10.1155/2013/716094. Epub 2013 May 20.

    PubMed 23762156
  • Wang CW, Chan CH, Ho RT, Chan JS, Ng SM, Chan CL. Managing stress and anxiety through qigong exercise in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2014 Jan 9;14:8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-8.

    PubMed 24400778
  • Chang PS, Knobf MT, Oh B, Funk M. Physical and psychological effects of Qigong exercise in community-dwelling older adults: An exploratory study. Geriatr Nurs. 2018 Jan-Feb;39(1):88-94. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

    PubMed 28822591
  • Guo Y, Xu M, Zhang J, Hu Q, Zhou Z, Wei Z, Yan J, Chen Y, Lyu J, Shao X, Wang Y, Guo J, Wei Y. The effect of Three-Circle Post Standing (Zhanzhuang) Qigong on the physical and psychological well-being of college students: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Sep;97(38):e12323. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000012323.

    PubMed 30235685
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    PubMed 23533461
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    PubMed 31232097
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    PubMed 35093513
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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Qi-gong relaxation exercise in people with Psychiatric Disorder, run by Emel Erdeniz Güreş at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Nov 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Personal Information Form (time frame: three month). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06006221, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Nov 2023.

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