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Trial reportJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2024

Effects of mind-body exercise on body constitution and circadian rhythm in people with suboptimal health status.

Yen-Ying Kung, Yuh-Chiang Shen, Jia-Yi Li, Yao-Kai Kao, Terry B J Kuo, Cheryl C H Yang

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Trial report in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yen-Ying KungInstitute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yuh-Chiang ShenNational Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Jia-Yi LiDepartment of Health and Leisure Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC.
Yao-Kai KaoInstitute of Brain Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Terry B J KuoInstitute of Brain Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Cheryl C H YangInstitute of Brain Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWBali Psychiatric Center · TWNational Research Institute of Chinese Medicine · TWYuanpei University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuboptimal health status (SHS) is a dynamic state in which people have not been diagnosed with a disease but tend to develop diseases. People with SHS are more prone to conditions such as cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. Suitable interventions in people with SHS can prevent disease development. SHS is correlated with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-based constitutions, including Yang-Xu (yang deficiency), Yin-Xu (yin deficiency), and stasis types. The circadian rhythm is a potential biomarker of health and metabolism. Baduanjin exercise, a kind of mind-body exercise, has been regarded to adjust body constitution and metabolism, but few studies have evaluated the effects of Baduanjin exercise on body constitution and circadian rhythms. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of Baduanjin exercise on body constitution and circadian rhythms in people with SHS.

methodsSeventy-six participants with SHS were divided into the Baduanjin exercise and control groups (watching a Baduanjin video), with the interventions lasting 12 weeks. The Body Constitution Questionnaire (BCQ), SHS Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25), and actigraphy for circadian rhythm measurement were conducted.

resultsThe scores of SHSQ-25, Yang-Xu, Yin-Xu, and BCQ stasis decreased significantly after 12 weeks in the Baduanjin exercise group, but not in the control group. Interdaily stability of the circadian rhythm increased significantly in the Baduanjin exercise group but not in the control group.

conclusionThis is the first report of improved health status, modulated body constitution, and increased interdaily stability of the circadian rhythm in participants with SHS who practiced Baduanjin exercise.

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Medicine, Chinese TraditionalYang DeficiencyBody ConstitutionExercise TherapyHumansYin Deficiency

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PMCPMC12718770
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