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Implementing the Wuqinxi on Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Sponsor: Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Summary
Aims and objective: The primary objective of this study was to assess the effects of a traditional Chinese Qigong practice known as Wuqinxi on activity tolerance，negative emotions and quality of life in pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Methods: In the current prospective, randomized-controlled clinical trial, 60 patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension were randomly assigned to one of two groups: intervention or control. Participants in the intervention group received targeted pharmacological therapy and five sessions of qigong exercise per week. In contrast, individuals in the control group underwent targeted drug therapy and routine care. Observe the change in exercise tolerance as measured by the 6-minute walking distance (6MWD). Serological indicators (n-terminal brain natriuretic peptide precursor, NT-pro BNP) ,negative emotions(PHQ-9/GAD-7)and the MOS Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) or emPHasis-10 were used to assess patients condition and quality of life.
Official title: Implementing the Wuqinxi on Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension to Enhance Exercise Tolerance ，Reduce Negative Emotions and Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-07-01
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2024-06-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
wu qinxi
Wuqinxi, also known as the Hundred-step Sweating Exercise, is one of the most emblematic Health qigong exercises. Huatuo, guided by the principle, formulated the 'Wuqinxi': " Running water is never stale and a door-hinge is never gets worm-eaten," and sums up the experiences of the fitness activities of Huatuo's predecessors that imitate the movements of tigers, deer, bears, apes, birds, and other animals, and are associated with human organs, meridians, and 'qi'