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The effect of Baduanjin exercise for physical and psychological wellbeing of college students: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Zheng, Guohua, Li, Moyi, Lan, Xiulu, Yan, Xinghui, Lin, Qiu, Chen, Lidian, Tao, Jing, Zheng, Xin +3 more·2013·Trials
DOI 10.1186/1745-6215-14-422PMC PMC4234126
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BACKGROUND: The physical and mental health of college students tends to continuously decline around the world. Since they are in a significant transition period which presents opportunities and challenges in health promotion, it is important to improve their health in this period. As a traditional Chinese exercise form which combines movements with breath and mind, Baduanjin may be one of the selectable effective exercises. However, evidence of Baduanjin exercise for college students has not been completely established. The primary aim of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Baduanjin exercise for physical and mental health of college students through a rigorous randomization, parallel-controlled design. METHOD/DESIGN: We will conduct a randomized, single-blind, parallel-controlled trial. A total of 222 college students from Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine who meet the eligibility criteria will be recruited and randomly allocated into Baduanjin training or usual exercise control group. Baduanjin training will last 12 weeks (1 h per day, 5 days per week). The physical and psychological outcomes, including lumbar muscle strength, lumbar proprioception function, physical fitness, as well as self-reported symptom intensity, stress, self-esteem, mood, quality of life, quality of sleep, and adverse events, will be evaluated by blinded outcome assessors at baseline, 13 weeks (at the end of intervention), and 25 weeks (after the 12-week follow-up period). DISCUSSION: This protocol presents an objective design of a randomized, single-blind trial that aims to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Baduanjin exercise for physical and mental health of college students. If the outcome is positive, the results will provide higher-quality evidence to better inform the college students regarding their selection about whether to receive such exercise. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry: ChiCTR-TRC-13003329. Registration date: 18 July, 2013.

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    The Background reports that earlier studies suggested potential mental-health benefits of Baduanjin exercise for college students, but says the evidence is unclear because those studies had methodological limitations. This paper is a trial protocol, not a report of findings, and its discussion concerns college students rather than Chinese adolescents generally. No page number is available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Authors
Zheng, G., Li, M., Lan, X., Yan, X., Lin, Q., Chen, L., Tao, J., Zheng, X., Li, J., Chen, B., & Fang, Q.
Affiliations
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Corresponding author
Chen, Lidian
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Venue
Trials
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2013-12
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
422-422
ISSN
1745-6215 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/1745-6215-14-422
PMC
PMC4234126
OpenAlex
W2167404702
Cited by
38
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3.02
Type
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Language
en
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Funders
State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Physical Education and Training Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
Keywords
Baduanjin, qigong, university students, physical health, mental health, lumbar muscle strength, lumbar proprioception, physical fitness, stress, self-esteem, mood, quality of life, sleep quality, exercise safety, traditional Chinese exercise
MeSH terms
Adult, China, Clinical Protocols, Humans, Mental Health, Research Design, Students, Exercise, Single-Blind Method, Sample Size, Patient Outcome Assessment

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