Tai Chi in Chinese adults with metabolic syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Leung, Leona Yuen Ling; Chan, Andrew; Sit, Janet W H; Liu, Ting; Taylor-Piliae, Ruth E.

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.07.008

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“…Exercise can improve the overall health and basic life quality of MA dependents (80) and is associated with notable improvements in cardiopulmonary health in individuals using MA (52). This study showed significant differences in systolic blood pressure and vital capacity in the exercise group, which was in accordance with many previous studies (81)(82)(83)(84). TC exerted influence on the activity of parasympathetic nervous system and the sensitivity of baroreceptor, thereby leading to the positive change of blood pressure (85)(86)(87).…”

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Effects of Tai Chi on the Executive Function and Physical Fitness of Female Methamphetamine Dependents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Purpose: Exercise improves the health and mental status of drug dependents. The way by which Tai Chi (TC) as a special exercise treatment affects executive functions (EFs) of methamphetamine (MA) dependents is yet to be established. This study aimed to explore the effects of TC on the EFs and physical fitness of MA dependents.Methods: A total of 76 female MA dependents were randomly assigned to the exercise and control groups. The exercise group underwent three 60-min sessions of TC training per week for 12 weeks. The control group was trained with conventional exercises including the 9th Guang Bo Ti Cao and square dance. Physical fitness and EF assessments that evaluated inhibitory control (IC, go/no-go task), working memory (3-back task) and cognitive flexibility (switching task) were performed at baseline and at 12 weeks. A repeated-measures ANOVA was applied to analyze the differences of group and time.Results: The exercise group showed decreased response time (RT) with a significant main effect of time on the go/no-go task [F(1, 68) = 9.6, p < 0.05]. The interaction effect between time and group was significant on accuracy [F(1, 61) = 4.73, p < 0.05], and the main effect of time was significant on RT [F(1, 61) = 4.66, p < 0.05] in the 3-back task of the exercise group. Significant changes in BMI [F(1, 68) = 19.57, p < 0.05], vital capacity [F(1, 68) = 6.00, p < 0.05], and systolic blood pressure [F(1, 68) = 6.11, p < 0.05] were observed in the exercise group.Conclusion: These findings showed that 3 months of TC training can improve the IC and maintain the working memory and cognitive flexibility of MA dependents. Other data implied that TC may improve the physical fitness of MA dependents.Clinical Trial Registration:http://www.chictr.org.cn/, ChiCTR1900022091.

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“…Table 1 summarises the characteristics of the included RCTs. The studies were conducted across 18 countries, including Europe [ 33 , 34 , 36 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 52 , 55 ], USA [ 32 , 35 , 37 – 39 , 46 , 50 , 54 ], Australia [ 41 ], and Asia [ 44 , 49 , 51 , 53 ]. A total of 18 studies reported the type of recruitment strategy used with 50% using a mix of both direct (i.e.…”

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“…The most commonly applied type of exercise therapy was aerobic exercise only (k=11) [ 32 , 34 – 38 , 40 , 44 , 49 , 50 , 53 ], followed by exercise programs combining aerobic, strengthening, balance and flexibility exercises (k=8) [ 33 , 39 , 42 , 43 , 45 – 48 , 55 ], and Tai Chi (k=2) [ 41 , 51 ] or resistance training only (k=2) [ 52 , 54 ]. The duration of the exercise therapy varied from 1 to 26 weeks with a median (interquartile range (IQR)) of 12 weeks (12 to 16).…”

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Recruitment and retention rates in randomised controlled trials of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Harris

Skou

Juhl

et al. 2021

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Aim To quantify recruitment, retention and differential retention rates and associated trial, participant and intervention characteristics in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effect of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and CENTRAL from 1990 to April 20, 2020. Study selection RCTs including people with multimorbidity comparing exercise therapy with a non-exposed comparator group reporting at least one of the following outcomes: physical function, health-related quality of life, depression symptoms, or anxiety symptoms. Data extraction and synthesis Recruitment rates (proportion of people randomised/proportion of people eligible), retention rates (proportion of people providing the outcomes of interest/proportion randomised) and differential retention rates (difference in proportion of people providing the outcomes in the intervention group and comparator group) were calculated. Meta-analysis using a random-effects model was used to estimate pooled proportions. Methodological quality was assessed using Cochrane ´Risk of Bias tool 2.0´ for individual studies, and the GRADE approach was used to assess the overall quality of the evidence. Results Twenty-three RCTs with 3363 people were included. The pooled prevalence for recruitment rate was 75% (95%CI 66 to 84%). The pooled prevalence for retention rate was 90% (95%CI 86 to 94%) at the end of the intervention (12 weeks; interquartile range (IQR) (12 to 12)). Meta-regression analyses showed that increasing age and including a higher proportion of people with hypertension was associated with lower retention rates. Retention rates did not differ between the intervention and comparator groups. The overall quality of the evidence was deemed very low. Conclusion Three in four eligible people with multimorbidity were randomised to RCTs using exercise therapy, of which nine out of 10 provided end of treatment outcomes with no difference seen between the intervention and comparison groups. However, the results must be interpreted with caution due to large differences between the included studies. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.govCRD42020161329. Registered on 28 April 2020.

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“…et al, 2020). Previous reviews have demonstrated its effectiveness mainly on psychological issues or the overall well-being of various populations (Lee et al, 2009;Wang et al, 2010, Wang et al, 2020Schleicher et al, 2012;Lyu et al, 2018;Tong et al, 2018;Winser et al, 2018;Cheng et al, 2019;Leung et al, 2019;Zhong et al, 2020;Huang et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2021). There is no doubt that there is a lack of convincing evidence to estimate if Taichi is helpful for the physical and psychological health of college students and for students and physical education teachers to be well-informed of such benefits.…”

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Effects of taichi on physical and psychological health of college students: A systematic review

Soh²,

Nasirudddin³

et al. 2022

Front. Physiol.

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Background: Increasing studies have documented taichi’s usefulness in physical and psychological health in various participants, especially patients or the elderly. However, there is a need for a systematic review to evaluate its effects and health benefits among college students.Objective:The present study aims to evaluate the current literature surrounding the effects of taichi on physical and psychological health among college students and identify the experimental areas for future research to establish guidelines for learning and teaching taichi in university.Methods: The literature search involved several databases (PubMed, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, Scopus, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure). Subsequent research utilised the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and PRISMA checklist. In addition, the “QualSyst” tool assessed the quality of full-text articles.Results: A total of 22 articles were analysed, out of which eight were strong, and 14 were of moderate quality. It is challenging to conduct a meta-analysis since the research contents were distributed differently. The general finding demonstrated that Taichi interventions have beneficial effects on college students. For example, the physical and psychological health benefits compared to other control groups include balance, leg strength, flexibility, cardiopulmonary functions, reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, and improving attention. However, there are some uncertain parameters in a state of poor or no evidence, such as upper strength, mood, and psychoticism.Conclusion: Overall, this study shows that Taichi exercise is beneficial for college students compared to the control group. Evidence of health benefits for females is more than males. In addition, the current evidence showed that the effectiveness of taichi does not match some other sports such as Pilates, Yoga, Mindfulness courses, and even bodybuilding exercise. This research analyzed the mind-body mechanism of included studies. It revealed that it is difficult for college students, as a beginner of Taichi, to regulate an even breathing and quiet mind while maintaining low posture movements. Therefore, this study assumes that relaxation theories and approaches of Taichi that are easier to understand and closer to Chinese traditional Taichi theory are more appropriate in the research trials compared with coordination theory.Systematic review registration:https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42021278032.

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Tai Chi in Chinese adults with metabolic syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract: in Chinese adults with metabolic syndrome: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Complementary therapies in medicine, 46, 54-61.

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Effects of Tai Chi on the Executive Function and Physical Fitness of Female Methamphetamine Dependents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of Tai Chi on the Executive Function and Physical Fitness of Female Methamphetamine Dependents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Recruitment and retention rates in randomised controlled trials of exercise therapy in people with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effects of taichi on physical and psychological health of college students: A systematic review

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