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Qigong Exercise for Muscles Strength and Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate therapeutic effect of Qigong for muscle strength and quality of life in colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
35 Years - 55 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
38
Start Date
2026-07-20
Completion Date
2026-10-31
Last Updated
2026-07-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Qigong Exercise
Participants will receive a supervised Baduanjin Qigong exercise program combined with conventional exercises, including pain-free range-of-motion exercises, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education. The intervention will be conducted three times weekly for 12 weeks under physiotherapist supervision, while participants continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine medical follow-up.
Conventional Exercise Program
Participants in this arm will receive a conventional exercise program consisting of pain-free range-of-motion exercises for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle joints, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education to maintain daily activities. The intervention will be administered for 12 weeks, with three sessions per week. Participants will continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine outpatient medical follow-up throughout the study and will not participate in any additional structured exercise program during the intervention period.
Locations (1)
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University
Giza, Egypt