Neck PainNCT06130982
Effects of Different Health Qigong Routines on CS Among Chinese College Students
A study testing Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi and Health Qigong·Baduanjin in people with Neck Pain and Neck Disorder, run by Universiti Putra Malaysia at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Health Qigong, originated from Chinese traditional guidance techniques, is known as China's "six major medical techniques" together with "stone breaking", "acupuncture and moxibustion", "massage", "medicine" and "walking on stilts" of traditional Chinese medicine, and has dual functions of sports and medicine. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 24 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neck Pain, Neck Disorder, Cervical Spondylosis
- What is being tested?
- Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi and Health Qigong·Baduanjin
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 7 Nov 2023to 7 Mar 2024
- 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 24 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- College students aged 18-24 who experience discomfort symptoms such as neck pain and limited neck mobility;
- The X-ray shows changes in cervical curvature and is diagnosed as neck type of cervical spondylosis;
- The subjects have never sought medical attention or taken relevant medication due to cervical spondylosis;
- The subjects do not have a personal exercise plan or professional exercise background;
- The subjects are in good physical condition and possess basic athletic abilities.
Who cannot join
- If the subjects have experienced neck sprains in the past month or has experienced acute neck trauma during the experiment, which limits neck movement, it will be excluded;
- Subjects with shoulder periarthritis, rheumatic myofibrositis, neurasthenia, and other neck and shoulder pain not caused by cervical disc degeneration were excluded;
- If the subjects suffer from various congenital deformities, inflammation, tuberculosis, tumors, and other diseases of the bone itself that can cause discomfort in the neck, they are excluded;
- If the subjects are absent for more than 5 times, it will be considered as sample shedding and will be excluded.
- If the subjects fail to participate in any data collection on time, they will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Sichuan Nursing Vocational College
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000
Cong Liu, Phd, +8618030431596, 405096762@qq.com
Zhenyong Chen, Phd, +8615908129781, 56554038@qq.com
About this study
Official title: Effects of Different Health Qigong Routines on Cervical Spondylosis Among Chinese College Students
Health Qigong, originated from Chinese traditional guidance techniques, is known as China's "six major medical techniques" together with "stone breaking", "acupuncture and moxibustion", "massage", "medicine" and "walking on stilts" of traditional Chinese medicine, and has dual functions of sports and medicine. It mainly takes its own physical activities, breathing, and psychological regulation as its main form, improving the overall functional state of the human body through both internal and external cultivation, and improving the training practice method system of its own life movement. At present, it has 9 popular routines around the world, such as the famous Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, Ba Duan Jin, and Liu Zi Jue. In the exercise therapy of cervical spondylosis, the exercise form of Health Qigong is similar to Tai Chi, and has greater advantages compared to other sports(Tai Chi, McKinsey, Cervical Spine Exercise, Resistance Exercise, etc). Previous studies have confirmed that Health Qigong·Yijinjing combined with acupuncture and moxibustion, massage and other intervention therapies can repair cervical muscle fibers, relieve pain and improve cervical function. Health Qigong·Wuqinxi combined with other intervention therapies can positively promote the pain index, cervical mobility, and other factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with cervical spondylosis.Health Qigong·Baduanjin combined with other intervention therapies can enhance the stability of the cervical spine and not only help alleviate anxiety, depression, and other adverse psychological states in patients with cervical spondylosis, It can also reduce the degree of cervical mobility limitation, thereby reducing patient pain, alleviating clinical symptoms, improving clinical intervention effectiveness, and reducing recurrence rate. However, most studies have combined exercise therapy with physical therapy, medication therapy, and other interventions therapies, especially the study of using Health Qigong as an independent exercise therapy to intervene in cervical spondylosis is even rarer. Therefore, this study selected Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi, and Health Qigong·Baduanjin as independent exercise intervention projects to conduct intervention research on cervical spondylosis among college students, exploring the effects of these three Health Qigong routines on pain, cervical curvature, and cervical joint disorders of Chinese college students with cervical spondylosis.
Read the detailed description
In the study, the experimental group conducted an 8-week intervention on the Health Qigong routine content according to the research design, as well as a 4-week follow-up observation. After screening, the subjects were randomly divided into three experimental groups and one control group. The control group of college students will receive an 8-week walking exercise,5 times a week for 30 minutes each time (a total of 50 minutes). Three experimental groups of college students will be trained according to the corresponding intervention content. EG1 is Health Qiong · Yijinjing, EG2 is Health Qiong · Wuqinxi, and EG3 is Health Qiong · Baduanjin, 5 times a week for 30 minutes each time (a total of 50 minutes). All groups of college students will undergo NDI and MPQ questionnaires, as well as measurements of cervical curvature and range of motion using X-rays and protractors, at the end of intervention in the first and eighth weeks, as well as follow-up in the twelfth week after intervention.Then, two Chinese Health Qigong level 1 social sports instructors will teach and supervise the movement standards of the experimental group. Each training session needs to strictly follow the participant's exercise mode, adhere to the exercise from low intensity to high intensity, from simple to difficult, from a single movement to the completion of the entire journey, and provide sufficient rest and Q\&A time at the end of each intervention to avoid affecting the experimental level.
Content of Control Group:
Week 1-8: During the intervention period in the experimental group, after warm-up exercise, walk for 30 minutes on the track and field, and then cool down. Warming up exercise includes:head movements,neck movements,shoulder movements,chest expansion exercise,waist rotation,body rotation, lunge movements,leg movements,knee joint movements,ankle movements.
Week 9-12:Stop walking and resume daily activities. Collect data again after week 12.
Content of Experimental Group:
Week 1-2:According to the research design, college students from three experimental groups will learn warm-up activities, basic skills, and individual routine movements related to the corresponding routines. Among them, basic skills include breathing, hand type, step type, trunk, and pile skill. The routine actions of each experimental group vary depending on the intervention content.
Week 3-8:At this stage, after mastering the basic skills and movements of the intervention program, the college students in the three experimental groups, focus on practicing the complete routine movements, and during this process, focus on repeating movements related to the neck.
Week 9-12:Stop intervention and resume daily activities. Collect data again after week 12.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Neck Disorder, Cervical Spondylosis
- Being tested
- Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi, Health Qigong·Baduanjin, Walking
- Keywords
- Health Qigong, Cervical Syndrome, Curative Effect
- Medical subject headings
- Neck Pain, Spondylosis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Health Qigong·YijinjingBehavioural
1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Yijinjing:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again.
Health Qigong·WuqinxiBehavioural
1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Wuqinxi:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again.
Health Qigong·BaduanjinBehavioural
1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Baduanjin:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again.
WalkingBehavioural
1-8weeks:While the experimental group received intervention, the control group underwent walking exercise. The intervention frequency is the same as the experimental group: 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 minutes/time, the total duration controlled within 50 minutes, and includes 3 contents.Warm up activity:head movements,neck movements,shoulder movements, chest expansion exercise,waist rotation,body rotation, lunge movements,leg movements,knee joint movements,ankle movements(15 min).Walk around the track and field (30 min).Cool down (5min) 8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| EG1:Health Qigong·Yijinjing | Experimental | HQ·Yijinjing includes the following 10 movements:Wei Tuo Presenting the Stick1-3,Picking the star and Embracing the Moon,Hauling Nine Cattle's Tails Inversely,Pushing out the Palms Like Birds Extending the wings,Nine Ghosts Pulling Horse Blade Technique,Three Trays Falling Down,Black Dragon Streching out the Claws,Crouched Tiger,Pouncing on Its Prey,Bowing Posture,Hips Hanging. Receives: Behavioral: Health Qigong·Yijinjing |
| EG2:Health Qigong·Wuqinxi | Experimental | HQ·Wuqinxi includes the following 10 movements:Tiger Lifting,Tiger Pouncing,Deer Wrestling,Deer Dashing,Bear Lumbering,Bear Swaying,Monkey Hooking,Monkey Picking,Crane Stretching,Crane Flying. Receives: Behavioral: Health Qigong·Wuqinxi |
| EG3:Health Qigong·Baduanjin | Experimental | HQ·Baduanjin includes the following 8 movements:Supperting the Palms to the Sky to Regulate Qi of Sanjiao,Forward Lunge on the Right and Left Like Shooting an Eagle,Lifting One Arm to Regulate the Functions of Spleen and Stomach,Looking Backward to Treat Strain and Impairments,Swaying the Head and the Bottoms to Clear the Heat of Heart,Hands Grabbing Toes to Strengthen the Kidney and the Waist,Clenching Fists with Wild Eyes Glowering to Increase Strength,Raising and Lowering the Heels 7times to Alleviate Diseases. Receives: Behavioral: Health Qigong·Baduanjin |
| CG:Walking | Other | The control group underwent walking exercise, with a walking speed of 1.0 ± 0.2m/s based on age characteristics and human dynamic stability. Receives: Behavioral: Walking |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Effect of neck dysfunction among college students
Test by neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire , a total of 10 items were tested, including two parts: neck pain and related symptoms (intensity of pain, headache, concentration and sleep), and daily life activity ability (personal care, lifting heavy objects, reading, work, driving, and entertainment). The minimum score for each item is 0, and the maximum score is 5. The higher the score, the greater the degree of dysfunction. It can evaluate the cervical spine function impairment index, and when the result shows 0-20%, it indicates mild dysfunction; 21%-40%: indicates moderate dysfunction; 41%-60%: indicates severe functional impairment; 61% -80%: indicates extremely severe functional impairment; 81%-100%: indicates complete functional impairment or detailed examination of the subject for exaggerated symptoms.
Measured: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Effect of neck pain among college students
Test by short-form of McGill pain questionnaire(SF-MPQ) ,which is derived from the McGill pain questionnaire and is used to measure the intensity and nature of pain currently experienced by participants. The lower the final evaluation score, the lower the pain intensity, and the higher the score, the higher the degree of pain. The score of SF-MPQ mainly consists of the Pain Rating Index (PRI), Present Pain Intensity (PPI), and the total pain score of the Visual Analog Scale(VAS). Among them, the evaluation of PRI consists of 15 descriptors (11 sensory; 4 affective), which are rated on an intensity scale as 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate or 3=distressing. The intensity evaluation of PPI is represented by 0-5, where 0=no pain, 1=mild, 2=discomforting, 3=horrible, 4=severe, and 5=excruciating.The final evaluation method of VAS is to use a digital scale with a length of approximately 10cm and labeled 0-10, 0 represents painless and 10 represents the most severe pain.
Measured: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Effect of cervical curvature among college students
X-ray medical imaging examination is performed on the cervical spine of the subjects using cervical anteroposterior and lateral positions to observe changes in the physiological curvature and intervertebral space of the subjects' cervical spine. After obtaining medical imaging results, the Borden method is used to measure the physiological curvature depth (arc chord distance) of the cervical spine and observe the changes in cervical curvature of college students with cervical spondylosis.
Measured: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Effect of cervical range of motion among college students
Measure the range of motion of the cervical spine using a support arm protractor.Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) is an important indicator for quantifying cervical function and evaluating the degree of cervical diseases, injuries, and rehabilitation. It mainly includes the measurement of the six cervical motion directions:cervical extension(0°~45°),cervical flexion(0°~45°),left and right cervical lateral flexion(0°~45°),left and right cervical rotation(0°~60°).Through objective measurement methods, record and analyze the cervical spine mobility, and summarize the impact of Health Qigong before and after intervention on the cervical spine mobility of college students with cervical spondylosis.
Measured: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Comprehensive efficacy evaluation after intervention
The effectiveness and persistence of Health Qigong intervention in cervical spondylosis can be tested through curative effect.According to the evaluation criteria for the efficacy of cervical spondylosis in the "Chinese Medicine Waiting Treatment Standards" issued in 1994, it is divided into three levels:cure,improvement and ineffectiveness.According to the standards and main measurement results, after the intervention in the eighth week,based on the main measurement results, the effective rate of the intervention is calculated as follows: (number of cured cases+number of improvement cases/total number of cases) *100%. Then, after the eighth week of intervention, all subjects resume their daily activities, and based on the results of the last follow-up measurement in week 12, the recurrence rate is calculated as follows: (Number of recurrence cases/total number of cases) *100%.
Measured: First test: 8 weeks end, calculate effective rate; Second test: 12 weeks end, calculate the recurrence rate.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Nov 2023
- Study start7 Nov 2023
- Primary completion7 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion7 Mar 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Neck PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Model description
- In this experiment, the experimental group intervened in the content of different Health Qigong routines designed in this study. In contrast, the control group intentionally intervened in walking exercise.
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Liu Cong, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Investigators
- Cong Liu, Phd, Principal investigator, Universiti Putra Malaysia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06130982
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Liu Cong
- Status last verified
- Nov 2023
- First submitted
- 8 Nov 2023
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2023
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Since this is my doctoral thesis experiment, I won't share it until l graduate.
Publications
Zhang YP, Hu RX, Han M, Lai BY, Liang SB, Chen BJ, Robinson N, Chen K, Liu JP. Evidence Base of Clinical Studies on Qi Gong: A Bibliometric Analysis. Complement Ther Med. 2020 May;50:102392. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102392. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
PubMed 32444061Chen X, Cui J, Li R, Norton R, Park J, Kong J, Yeung A. Dao Yin (a.k.a. Qigong): Origin, Development, Potential Mechanisms, and Clinical Applications. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Oct 21;2019:3705120. doi: 10.1155/2019/3705120. eCollection 2019.
PubMed 31772593Zou L, Zhong C, Xu X, Liu F, Wang C, Shi B. Effect of Baduanjin exercise on cervical spondylosis: A protocol for the systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e24813. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024813.
PubMed 33761641Dai W, Wang X, Xie R, Zhuang M, Chang X, Yang G, Yu J, Zhu L. Baduanjin exercise for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May;99(18):e0037s. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020037.
PubMed 32358384Liu Z, Hu H, Wen X, Liu X, Xu X, Wang Z, Li L, Liu H. Baduanjin improves neck pain and functional movement in middle-aged and elderly people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jan 10;9:920102. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.920102. eCollection 2022.
PubMed 36703891Xu Z, Chen Y, Feng L, Lu Q. A Natural-Position X-Ray for Evaluating Cervical Vertebra Physiology Curvature Before and After Conservative Treatment. Med Sci Monit. 2023 May 18;29:e939480. doi: 10.12659/MSM.939480.
PubMed 37246624Vernon H, Mior S. The Neck Disability Index: a study of reliability and validity. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1991 Sep;14(7):409-15.
PubMed 1834753Melzack R. The short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire. Pain. 1987 Aug;30(2):191-197. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(87)91074-8.
PubMed 3670870
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Nov 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Different Health Qigong Routines on Cervical Spondylosis Among Chinese College Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06130982
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Liu Cong
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Neck Disorder, Cervical Spondylosis
- Keywords
- Health Qigong, Cervical Syndrome, Curative Effect
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Universiti Putra MalaysiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 7 Feb 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 7 Mar 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Health Qigong, originated from Chinese traditional guidance techniques, is known as China's "six major medical techniques" together with "stone breaking", "acupuncture and moxibustion", "massage", "medicine" and "walking on stilts" of traditional Chinese medicine, and has dual functions of sports and medicine. It mainly takes its own physical activities, breathing, and psychological regulation as its main form, improving the overall functional state of the human body through both internal and external cultivation, and improving the training practice method system of its own life movement. At present, it has 9 popular routines around the world, such as the famous Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, Ba Duan Jin, and Liu Zi Jue. In the exercise therapy of cervical spondylosis, the exercise form of Health Qigong is similar to Tai Chi, and has greater advantages compared to other sports(Tai Chi, McKinsey, Cervical Spine Exercise, Resistance Exercise, etc). Previous studies have confirmed that Health Qigong·Yijinjing combined with acupuncture and moxibustion, massage and other intervention therapies can repair cervical muscle fibers, relieve pain and improve cervical function. Health Qigong·Wuqinxi combined with other intervention therapies can positively promote the pain index, cervical mobility, and other factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with cervical spondylosis.Health Qigong·Baduanjin combined with other intervention therapies can enhance the stability of the cervical spine and not only help alleviate anxiety, depression, and other adverse psychological states in patients with cervical spondylosis, It can also reduce the degree of cervical mobility limitation, thereby reducing patient pain, alleviating clinical symptoms, improving clinical intervention effectiveness, and reducing recurrence rate. However, most studies have combined exercise therapy with physical therapy, medication therapy, and other interventions therapies, especially the study of using Health Qigong as an independent exercise therapy to intervene in cervical spondylosis is even rarer. Therefore, this study selected Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi, and Health Qigong·Baduanjin as independent exercise intervention projects to conduct intervention research on cervical spondylosis among college students, exploring the effects of these three Health Qigong routines on pain, cervical curvature, and cervical joint disorders of Chinese college students with cervical spondylosis.
Detailed description
In the study, the experimental group conducted an 8-week intervention on the Health Qigong routine content according to the research design, as well as a 4-week follow-up observation. After screening, the subjects were randomly divided into three experimental groups and one control group. The control group of college students will receive an 8-week walking exercise,5 times a week for 30 minutes each time (a total of 50 minutes). Three experimental groups of college students will be trained according to the corresponding intervention content. EG1 is Health Qiong · Yijinjing, EG2 is Health Qiong · Wuqinxi, and EG3 is Health Qiong · Baduanjin, 5 times a week for 30 minutes each time (a total of 50 minutes). All groups of college students will undergo NDI and MPQ questionnaires, as well as measurements of cervical curvature and range of motion using X-rays and protractors, at the end of intervention in the first and eighth weeks, as well as follow-up in the twelfth week after intervention.Then, two Chinese Health Qigong level 1 social sports instructors will teach and supervise the movement standards of the experimental group. Each training session needs to strictly follow the participant's exercise mode, adhere to the exercise from low intensity to high intensity, from simple to difficult, from a single movement to the completion of the entire journey, and provide sufficient rest and Q\&A time at the end of each intervention to avoid affecting the experimental level.
Content of Control Group:
Week 1-8: During the intervention period in the experimental group, after warm-up exercise, walk for 30 minutes on the track and field, and then cool down. Warming up exercise includes:head movements,neck movements,shoulder movements,chest expansion exercise,waist rotation,body rotation, lunge movements,leg movements,knee joint movements,ankle movements.
Week 9-12:Stop walking and resume daily activities. Collect data again after week 12.
Content of Experimental Group:
Week 1-2:According to the research design, college students from three experimental groups will learn warm-up activities, basic skills, and individual routine movements related to the corresponding routines. Among them, basic skills include breathing, hand type, step type, trunk, and pile skill. The routine actions of each experimental group vary depending on the intervention content.
Week 3-8:At this stage, after mastering the basic skills and movements of the intervention program, the college students in the three experimental groups, focus on practicing the complete routine movements, and during this process, focus on repeating movements related to the neck.
Week 9-12:Stop intervention and resume daily activities. Collect data again after week 12.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Sequential
- Masking
- Triple blind (participant, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 4
- Model description
- In this experiment, the experimental group intervened in the content of different Health Qigong routines designed in this study. In contrast, the control group intentionally intervened in walking exercise.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| EG1:Health Qigong·Yijinjing | Experimental | Behavioral: Health Qigong·YijinjingHQ·Yijinjing includes the following 10 movements:Wei Tuo Presenting the Stick1-3,Picking the star and Embracing the Moon,Hauling Nine Cattle's Tails Inversely,Pushing out the Palms Like Birds Extending the wings,Nine Ghosts Pulling Horse Blade Technique,Three Trays Falling Down,Black Dragon Streching out the Claws,Crouched Tiger,Pouncing on Its Prey,Bowing Posture,Hips Hanging. |
| EG2:Health Qigong·Wuqinxi | Experimental | Behavioral: Health Qigong·WuqinxiHQ·Wuqinxi includes the following 10 movements:Tiger Lifting,Tiger Pouncing,Deer Wrestling,Deer Dashing,Bear Lumbering,Bear Swaying,Monkey Hooking,Monkey Picking,Crane Stretching,Crane Flying. |
| EG3:Health Qigong·Baduanjin | Experimental | Behavioral: Health Qigong·BaduanjinHQ·Baduanjin includes the following 8 movements:Supperting the Palms to the Sky to Regulate Qi of Sanjiao,Forward Lunge on the Right and Left Like Shooting an Eagle,Lifting One Arm to Regulate the Functions of Spleen and Stomach,Looking Backward to Treat Strain and Impairments,Swaying the Head and the Bottoms to Clear the Heat of Heart,Hands Grabbing Toes to Strengthen the Kidney and the Waist,Clenching Fists with Wild Eyes Glowering to Increase Strength,Raising and Lowering the Heels 7times to Alleviate Diseases. |
| CG:Walking | Other | Behavioral: WalkingThe control group underwent walking exercise, with a walking speed of 1.0 ± 0.2m/s based on age characteristics and human dynamic stability. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- College students aged 18-24 who experience discomfort symptoms such as neck pain and limited neck mobility;
- The X-ray shows changes in cervical curvature and is diagnosed as neck type of cervical spondylosis;
- The subjects have never sought medical attention or taken relevant medication due to cervical spondylosis;
- The subjects do not have a personal exercise plan or professional exercise background;
- The subjects are in good physical condition and possess basic athletic abilities.
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- If the subjects have experienced neck sprains in the past month or has experienced acute neck trauma during the experiment, which limits neck movement, it will be excluded;
- Subjects with shoulder periarthritis, rheumatic myofibrositis, neurasthenia, and other neck and shoulder pain not caused by cervical disc degeneration were excluded;
- If the subjects suffer from various congenital deformities, inflammation, tuberculosis, tumors, and other diseases of the bone itself that can cause discomfort in the neck, they are excluded;
- If the subjects are absent for more than 5 times, it will be considered as sample shedding and will be excluded.
- If the subjects fail to participate in any data collection on time, they will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Health Qigong·Yijinjing1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Yijinjing:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again. | Behavioural | EG1:Health Qigong·Yijinjing |
| Health Qigong·Wuqinxi1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Wuqinxi:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again. | Behavioural | EG2:Health Qigong·Wuqinxi |
| Health Qigong·Baduanjin1-2weeks:learning stage, the frequency is 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 min /time,the total duration controlled within 50 minutes,and includes 4 intervention contents.Warm up activity:take a slow walk around the track and field to activate body and activate small joints (5min).Basic Skills learning of HQ·Baduanjin:breathing exercises,hand exercises,trunk exercises,step exercises,stake exercises(10min).Learning a single action of a routine (30min).Cool down (5min).3-8weeks:practice stage,the frequency and duration of intervention remain unchanged, and the intervention components still include 4 parts.Based on the first two weeks,the intervention content emphasizes more on the practice of complete routine movements, as well as learning and experience the theories and functions of movements.8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again. | Behavioural | EG3:Health Qigong·Baduanjin |
| Walking1-8weeks:While the experimental group received intervention, the control group underwent walking exercise. The intervention frequency is the same as the experimental group: 1 time/day, 5times/week,30 minutes/time, the total duration controlled within 50 minutes, and includes 3 contents.Warm up activity:head movements,neck movements,shoulder movements, chest expansion exercise,waist rotation,body rotation, lunge movements,leg movements,knee joint movements,ankle movements(15 min).Walk around the track and field (30 min).Cool down (5min) 8-12weeks:stop intervention phase,the subjects resume their daily activities and stop intervention. After this, the final data measurement and collection are conducted again. | Behavioural | CG:Walking |
Primary outcome
Effect of neck dysfunction among college students
Time frame: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Test by neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire , a total of 10 items were tested, including two parts: neck pain and related symptoms (intensity of pain, headache, concentration and sleep), and daily life activity ability (personal care, lifting heavy objects, reading, work, driving, and entertainment). The minimum score for each item is 0, and the maximum score is 5. The higher the score, the greater the degree of dysfunction. It can evaluate the cervical spine function impairment index, and when the result shows 0-20%, it indicates mild dysfunction; 21%-40%: indicates moderate dysfunction; 41%-60%: indicates severe functional impairment; 61% -80%: indicates extremely severe functional impairment; 81%-100%: indicates complete functional impairment or detailed examination of the subject for exaggerated symptoms.
Effect of neck pain among college students
Time frame: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Test by short-form of McGill pain questionnaire(SF-MPQ) ,which is derived from the McGill pain questionnaire and is used to measure the intensity and nature of pain currently experienced by participants. The lower the final evaluation score, the lower the pain intensity, and the higher the score, the higher the degree of pain. The score of SF-MPQ mainly consists of the Pain Rating Index (PRI), Present Pain Intensity (PPI), and the total pain score of the Visual Analog Scale(VAS). Among them, the evaluation of PRI consists of 15 descriptors (11 sensory; 4 affective), which are rated on an intensity scale as 0=none, 1=mild, 2=moderate or 3=distressing. The intensity evaluation of PPI is represented by 0-5, where 0=no pain, 1=mild, 2=discomforting, 3=horrible, 4=severe, and 5=excruciating.The final evaluation method of VAS is to use a digital scale with a length of approximately 10cm and labeled 0-10, 0 represents painless and 10 represents the most severe pain.
Effect of cervical curvature among college students
Time frame: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
X-ray medical imaging examination is performed on the cervical spine of the subjects using cervical anteroposterior and lateral positions to observe changes in the physiological curvature and intervertebral space of the subjects' cervical spine. After obtaining medical imaging results, the Borden method is used to measure the physiological curvature depth (arc chord distance) of the cervical spine and observe the changes in cervical curvature of college students with cervical spondylosis.
Effect of cervical range of motion among college students
Time frame: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.
Measure the range of motion of the cervical spine using a support arm protractor.Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) is an important indicator for quantifying cervical function and evaluating the degree of cervical diseases, injuries, and rehabilitation. It mainly includes the measurement of the six cervical motion directions:cervical extension(0°~45°),cervical flexion(0°~45°),left and right cervical lateral flexion(0°~45°),left and right cervical rotation(0°~60°).Through objective measurement methods, record and analyze the cervical spine mobility, and summarize the impact of Health Qigong before and after intervention on the cervical spine mobility of college students with cervical spondylosis.
1 secondary outcome
Comprehensive efficacy evaluation after intervention
Time frame: First test: 8 weeks end, calculate effective rate; Second test: 12 weeks end, calculate the recurrence rate.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 14 Nov 2023.
- Background: PubMed 32444061Zhang YP, Hu RX, Han M, Lai BY, Liang SB, Chen BJ, Robinson N, Chen K, Liu JP. Evidence Base of Clinical Studies on Qi Gong: A Bibliometric Analysis. Complement Ther Med. 2020 May;50:102392. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102392. Epub 2020 Apr 6.
- Background: PubMed 31772593Chen X, Cui J, Li R, Norton R, Park J, Kong J, Yeung A. Dao Yin (a.k.a. Qigong): Origin, Development, Potential Mechanisms, and Clinical Applications. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Oct 21;2019:3705120. doi: 10.1155/2019/3705120. eCollection 2019.
- Background: PubMed 33761641Zou L, Zhong C, Xu X, Liu F, Wang C, Shi B. Effect of Baduanjin exercise on cervical spondylosis: A protocol for the systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Mar 26;100(12):e24813. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000024813.
- Background: PubMed 32358384Dai W, Wang X, Xie R, Zhuang M, Chang X, Yang G, Yu J, Zhu L. Baduanjin exercise for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 May;99(18):e0037s. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020037.
- Background: PubMed 36703891Liu Z, Hu H, Wen X, Liu X, Xu X, Wang Z, Li L, Liu H. Baduanjin improves neck pain and functional movement in middle-aged and elderly people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jan 10;9:920102. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.920102. eCollection 2022.
- Background: PubMed 37246624Xu Z, Chen Y, Feng L, Lu Q. A Natural-Position X-Ray for Evaluating Cervical Vertebra Physiology Curvature Before and After Conservative Treatment. Med Sci Monit. 2023 May 18;29:e939480. doi: 10.12659/MSM.939480.
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- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Since this is my doctoral thesis experiment, I won't share it until l graduate.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Cong Liu, Phd principal investigator
Universiti Putra Malaysia
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Health Qigong·Yijinjing, Health Qigong·Wuqinxi and Health Qigong·Baduanjin in people with Neck Pain and Neck Disorder, run by Universiti Putra Malaysia at 1 site in China.
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 5 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 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 China. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Cong Liu, Phd (+8618030431596, 405096762@qq.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Effect of neck dysfunction among college students (time frame: Pretest: Before experiment; Mid-test: 8 weeks end; Post-test: 12 weeks end.). The study lists 4 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 NCT06130982, which also lists 8 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 14 Nov 2023.