NCT07306169Completed
Baduanjin Qigong Exercise In Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Effect of Baduanjin Exercise on the Rehabilitation of Patients With Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study investigates whether adding Baduanjin exercise, a gentle and easy-to-learn traditional Chinese mind-body practice, can contribute to rehabilitation in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease commonly leads to impairments in balance, walking, and overall motor function, which may affect independence and quality of life. In this randomized controlled study, participants living in a nursing home were assigned to one of two groups: a control group receiving standard physiotherapy, and an experimental group receiving Baduanjin exercise in addition to standard physiotherapy for 12 weeks. Throughout the study, participants were assessed on balance, mobility, walking endurance, and motor symptoms using validated clinical tools.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 27 (actual)
- First submitted
- 12 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Diseases
- Parkinson disease
- NCT number
- NCT07306169
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 27
- From 1 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jun 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Severe dementia or cognitive impairment
- Unstable cardiovascular disease
- Significant visual or hearing loss
- Severe osteoarthritis, recent fractures, or movement limitations
- Inability to follow instructions in Turkish
- Inability to continue the exercise program during the study period or withdrawal of informed consent
Who the study is looking for
- Individuals aged 65 years and older residing in a nursing home
- A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease classified as Hoehn \& Yahr Stages 1-3
- Sufficient cognitive ability to follow exercise instructions
- Willingness to voluntarily participate in the study
Age in the registry: 65 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudanya University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bursa | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Integrating Baduanjin exercise into Parkinson's rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial.Front Aging Neurosci · 2026 · PMID 42781380
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