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Trial reportScientific reports2019

Baduanjin exercise intervention for community adults at risk of ischamic stroke: A randomized controlled trial.

Guohua Zheng, Bai Chen, Qianying Fang, Qiu Lin, Jing Tao, Lidian Chen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Guohua ZhengCollege of Nursing and Health Management, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Shanghai, 201318, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4229-7346
Bai ChenCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Qianying FangCollege of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Qiu LinDepartment of Physical Education, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Jing TaoFujian Key Laboratory of Rehabilitation Technology, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China.
Lidian ChenCollaborative Innovation Center for Rehabilitation Technology, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 350122, China. cld@fjtcm.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of current study was to assess the effects of Baduanjin exercise on cerebrovascular function, cardiac structure and cardiac function, static pulmonary function, traditional risk factors of CVD and the related psychological outcomes in older community adults at risk for ischaemic stroke. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in three community between November 2013 and October 2015. Older community-dwelling adults (N = 170) were randomly allocated into either a Baduanjin training (5 × 60 min/weekly) or control group who kept their unaltered lifestyle during a 12-week intervention period. Primary (cerebral haemodynamic parameters) and secondary outcomes (cardiac structure, cardiac function, static pulmonary function, traditional risk factors and the related psychological outcomes) were measured at baseline, after a 12-week intervention period and after an additional 12-week follow-up period. After the 12-week intervention period and additional 12-week follow-up period, the Baduanjin exercise group displayed significant changes in most cerebral haemodynamic parameters compared to the control group: lower systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, plasma total cholesterol levels, waist circumference, hip circumference and waist/hip ratio; and improved mood, self-confidence, self-esteem, quality of life and sleep quality. A supervised 12-week Baduanjin exercise intervention was effective and safe in modulating cerebral haemodynamics, reducing blood pressure and improving anthropometric parameters and related psychological outcomes in older community adults at risk for ischaemic stroke.

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PMID30718622
PMCPMC6362011

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