Trial reportJournal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan2022
Effectiveness of Liu-zi-jue exercise on coronavirus disease 2019 in the patients: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Efficacy of traditional Chinese exercises on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- Rehabilitation and COVID-19: systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Therapeutic advances in respiratory diseasePooled it
- The multimodal neurophysiological assessment of immediate LiuZiJue: revealing executive control and brain function changes.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Trial
- Comparison of Effects of Liuzijue Exercise and Conventional Respiratory Training on Patients after Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2023Trial
- Moving for relief: a meta-analysis on traditional Chinese exercise and nonspecific low back pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Long-term follow-up of the treatment for severe COVID-19 with qigong exercise and acupressure: A randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2024Article
- Anti-inflammatory, anti-tussive effects and toxicity evaluation of Qingfei Dayuan granules.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the effect of Liu-zi-jue exercise on the respiratory symptoms, quality of life, and mental health of patients with mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
methodsA single-center randomized controlled trial was conducted with 104 patients with mild COVID-19. The patients were randomly assigned to the Liu-zi-jue plus conventional therapy group and conventional therapy group. The outcome measures included Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale (MBDS) score, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score, Fatigue Scale-14 (FS-14), respiratory symptoms, and vital signs. Data were collected on the first and sixth days of hospitalization and on the discharge day.
resultsRepeated-measures ANOVA revealed that the whole scales all showed a downward trend in the two groups (all 0.05). The results of single-group effect suggested that the whole scale score in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group at the sixth day of hospitalization. Compared with the control group, only the MBDS, expectoration, and FS-14 scores showed significantly lower scores at the discharge day ( 0.001, 0.011, 0.002). Comparison within the group showed that all the variables were significantly different at the three time points with a decreasing trend ( 0.05), except for the PHQ-9 and expectoration scores ( 0.331, 0.052). All patients' vital signs remained within a stable normal range throughout the hospital stay.
conclusionThe results suggested that Liu-zi-jue exercise as a complementary and alternative therapy showed beneficial effects on improving the symptoms (shortness of breath, fatigue, and cough), quality of life, and mental health of patients with mild COVID-19.
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