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Trial reportBMC complementary medicine and therapies2025

Comparative effects of Health Qigong and closed motor exercise on the physical and mental health of female drug rehabilitation participants: a randomized controlled trial.

Guang Yang, Deyu Meng, Shichun He, Meiqi Wei, Man Li, Lu Zhang, Zhendong Pan, Ziheng Wang

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Trial report in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06454565 (Effects of Traditional Martial Arts, Open and Locked Exercise on the Physical and Mental Health of Drug Users), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Effects of Traditional Martial Arts, Open and Locked Exercise on the Physical and Mental Health of Drug Users

TypeinterventionalSponsorNortheast Normal UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled189ConditionsDrug UseArmsHealth Qigong - 12-Step Daoyin Health Preservation Exercises, Locked exercise, Multiplayer open exercise, Health Qigong - 12-Step Daoyin Health Preservation Exercises combined with locked exercise, Health Qigong - 12-Step Daoyin Health Preservation Exercises combined with open exercise
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Guang Yang *Division of Computational Biology, Chinese Center of Exercise Epidemiology, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China.
Deyu Meng *Division of Computational Biology, Chinese Center of Exercise Epidemiology, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China.
Shichun HeDivision of Computational Biology, Chinese Center of Exercise Epidemiology, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China.
Meiqi WeiDivision of Computational Biology, Chinese Center of Exercise Epidemiology, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China.
Man LiJilin Women's Compulsory Isolation Drug Rehabilitation Center, Jilin, 130114, China.
Lu ZhangJilin Women's Compulsory Isolation Drug Rehabilitation Center, Jilin, 130114, China.
Zhendong PanJilin Women's Compulsory Isolation Drug Rehabilitation Center, Jilin, 130114, China.
Ziheng WangDivision of Computational Biology, Chinese Center of Exercise Epidemiology, Northeast Normal University, Renmin Street, Changchun, 130024, Jilin, China. wangzh654@nenu.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDrug rehabilitation is a challenging process that impacts both the physical and mental health of individuals. Traditional martial arts, such as Health Qigong, and closed motor exercises, such as power cycling, have shown potential benefits in improving health outcomes. This study aims to compare the effects of Health Qigong, closed motor exercises, and their combination on the physical and mental health of female drug rehabilitation participants.

methodsIn this randomized controlled trial, female participants from the Jilin Province Women's Compulsory Isolation Drug Rehabilitation Center were randomly assigned to three groups: Health Qigong (QigongG), Closed Motor Exercise (ClosedG), and Combined Health Qigong and Closed Motor Exercise (CombinedG). Measurements were taken at baseline, mid-intervention, and post-intervention and included resting heart rate, vital capacity, choice reaction time, sleep quality, and relapse tendency.

resultsAt the study's conclusion, the ClosedG group showed significant improvements in relapse tendency, vital capacity, and sleep quality compared to baseline. The QigongG showed significant improvements in relapse tendency, sleep quality, and choice reaction compared to baseline. The CombinedG group demonstrated significant improvements in relapse tendency, vital capacity, sleep quality, and choice reaction time, outperforming the ClosedG groups in reaction time, and outperforming QigongG groups in vital capacity. The CombinedG group exhibited the most notable overall improvements.

conclusionThe combined intervention of Health Qigong and closed motor exercises is more effective in improving physical and mental health metrics among female drug rehabilitation participants than either intervention alone. These findings suggest that incorporating a combination of traditional martial arts and closed motor exercises could enhance rehabilitation programs for drug rehabilitation.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT06454565. The date of registration is 2024.07.11 (Retrospectively registered).

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ExerciseExercise TherapyMental HealthQigongAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedYoung AdultClosed Motor ExerciseDrug rehabilitationHealth QigongRehabilitation

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