Effect of Tai Chi on Symptoms in Hemodialysis Patients

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

Director, World Health Organization (WHO)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06412770
• Other study ID #: chengduTCM20240314
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of Tai Chi on symptoms in hemodialysis patients.The main question[s] it aims to answer are: the effect of Tai Chi on symptoms or the quality of life in hemodialysis patients .Participants will be divided into three groups, one group will be asked to do Tai Chi for 30 minutes three times a week, and the other group will be asked to do Tai Chi imagery for 30 minutes three times a week. The comparison group will be given usual care. Researchers will compare the efficacy of symptoms and quality of life in dialysis patients in each group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age= 18;

• Dialysis age= 3 months;

• Survival= 12 months;

• The patient has the ability to move independently, can learn independently, and has no reading and comprehension disabilities;

• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to move autonomously;

• Have a mental disorder;

• Other serious complications occur

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chinese Medicine
• Dialysis; Complications
• Quality of Life

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Tai chi
Participants will be asked to do Tai Chi for 30 minutes three times a week
• Tai Chi imagery
Participants will be asked to do Tai Chi imagery for 30 minutes three times a week

Other:
• no-intervention
The comparison group will be given usual care

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Evaluation of life quality after treatment	The effects of tai Chi on symptoms (fatigue, pain, depression, sleep) of hemodialysis patients were assessed by scale	Assessment was performed at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after treatment