ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Baduanjin Qigong for Health Benefits: Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 115 papers, 30 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Who cites it
115 citing papers in PubMed, 30 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 218 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of mind-body therapies on anxiety, depression and sleep quality in college students: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Global perspectives and clinical trends in Qigong research: a bibliometric and visual analysis (2005-2025).Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of qigong exercise on post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Mind-Body Exercise in Older Adults With Sarcopenia and Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2025Pooled it
- Baduanjin exercise improves functional capacity and cardiovascular function in older adults with cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The neurobiological effects of mind-body exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on the physical function of middle-aged and elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of tai chi on postural balance and quality of life among the elderly with gait disorders: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Traditional Chinese exercises on pain and disability in middle-aged and elderly patients with lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on motor function, balance and gait in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of qigong exercise on the physical and mental health of college students: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Traditional Chinese Fitness Exercises on Negative Emotions and Sleep Disorders in College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Baduanjin improves neck pain and functional movement in middle-aged and elderly people: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of physical activity and quality of life and well-being.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The effectiveness of Baduanjin exercise for hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Mind-Body Interventions Involving Meditative Movements on Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms, Fear of Falling and Sleep Quality in Older Adults: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Clinical Practice Guideline of Integrative Chinese and Western Medicine for Acute Myocardial Infarction.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2020Guideline
- Benefits of Qigong as an integrative and complementary practice for health: a systematic review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2020Pooled it
- Wuqinxi Qigong as an Alternative Exercise for Improving Risk Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
55 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
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Registered trials
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