A Prospective Study: Tai-chi and Post-COVID Insomnia
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Alexandria University
- Where
- Egypt1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 337 people enrolled
- Started
- 20 Sept 2020
- Ended
- 25 Jan 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Tai Chi exercises
- Record updated
- 15 January 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- COVID-19 infections confirmed by PCR (polymerase chain reaction)
- Over the age of 18 years
Who cannot take part
- Below the age of 18 years
- Severely ill patients
- Patients with chronic respiratory complications
- Individuals with pre-existing and ongoing depression or anxiety
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this study is to see if Tai-Chi exercises (a type of Chinese martial arts) can help people suffering from insomnia after COVID-19 when added with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and drugs compared to CBT and drugs alone. All participants will receive education on sleep hygiene practices, and the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). If these approaches were insufficient, they will be given sleep aids, primarily Z-drugs.
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All study subjects engaged in a simple Tai Chi training program for two weeks. The Tai Chi training consisted of a series of gentle physical exercises that incorporated elements of meditation, body awareness, imagery, and abdominal breathing.
A professional instructor conducted two training sessions for both patients and controls, ensuring that participants could perform the exercises independently at home during the last hour before sleep. Each session lasted twenty minutes, to be done daily. Participants were given a checklist documenting their sleep and exercise diary to confirm adherence for at least five days each week. After the two-week period, all participants are reassessed using the Insomnia severity index.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Post-COVID InsomniaExisting treatment, for comparison
Treatment: Tai Chi exercises
- non-COVID-19-related insomniaNo study treatment, for comparison
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Impact of Adding Tai-chi Training to Pharmacotherapy in Post Covid Insomnia: a Prospective Study.
- Record updated
- 15 January 2025