Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Official title:
Exploring the Predictors of Constipation and the Effects of a Baduanjin Program on the Symptoms of Constipation in Adults With Chronic Schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia spectrum have been suffering from constipation due to long-term
use of psychotropic medications and changes in physical activity and eating habits caused by
diseases.
Aim this study was to examine the effectiveness of Baduanjin program in improving the
symptoms of intestinal peristalsis and constipation in patients with psychosis.
Method:A randomized controlled trial was conducted in tow psychiatric centers in northern
Taiwan.The experimental group was provided with an 8- session Baduanjin program for 24 weeks
(1 hour, thrice times per week), while the control group received routine care.
This study was conducted in two psychiatric center. Residents in one of psychiatric center
were allowed to walk for 20 min after dinner every day, and each unit residents rare active.
In this study, patients on the schizophrenia spectrum were invited to receive screening for
constipation syndrome. A total of 275 patients agreed to undergo the screening. In total of
112 patients satisfied the inclusion criteria, and 58 patients consented to participate in
the experiment.
Each participant was assigned one number from 1 to 112 by the first author. The second author
enrolled participants. They were randomized to either Baduanjin program group or routine care
group in a 1:1 ratio using blocked randomization having a block size of 3. Patients in the
experimental group (EG) participated in the Baduanjin intervention in a privacy setting",
which involved 60-min sessions 3 times per week, 1 hour after dinner between 6 and 7 pm; the
entire program continued for 24 weeks. The control group (CG) received routine care. The
outcome indicators for this intervention program involved the risk factors for constipation,
constipation symptoms, and Intestinal Peristalsis.
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