Key result
Combined Tai Chi Qigong improves functional capacity and lung function versus control in mild-to-moderate COPD.
Why the study?
Although the beneficial effect of exercise in COPD is established, the effect of Tai Chi Qigong as an alternative exercise remained inconclusive.
Does combined center- and home-based Tai Chi Qigong improve functional capacity and lung function in patients with mildly and moderately severe COPD?
RCT (n=50)
randomly assigned
Does combined center- and home-based Tai Chi Qigong improve functional capacity and lung function in patients with mildly and moderately severe COPD?
p-value: p=<0.05
Combined center- and home-based Tai Chi Qigong training significantly improves functional capacity, lung function, dyspnea, and quality of life in patients with mild to moderate COPD.
Supports TCQ as adjunct exercise for functional gains in mild-moderate COPD; extends prior inconclusive data with RCT evidence.
Although the beneficial effect of exercise on the health of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients has been widely demonstrated, that of Tai Chi Qigong (TCQ), as an alternative exercise, has been inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of combined center-and home-based TCQ on functional capacity and lung function in patients with mildly and moderately severe COPD. A total of 50 patients, with a mild and moderate degree of COPD, were recruited and randomly assigned to either the TCQ (n = 25) or control group (n = 25). The TCQ group completed 12-week center-and 12-week home-based training. The control group attended a meeting class once a week for 12 weeks. Outcome measures were assessed at baseline, and the 6th, 12th and 24th week. The primary outcomes were functional capacity (6-min walk test; 6MWT) and lung function. The secondary outcomes were dyspnea score and quality of life. The TCQ group demonstrated significant improvement in functional capacity at week 12 and 24 (p < 0.05) and dyspnea score and quality of life at week 6, 12 and 24 (p < 0.05) when compared to baseline. Functional capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1st second (FEV1), dyspnea score, and quality of life were significantly better in the TCQ group from week 6 to week 24 when compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Combined center-and home-based TCQ training for patients with mildly and moderately severe COPD is effective in improving functional capacity, dyspnea score, and quality of life.
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Kantatong et al. (2019) conducted an RCT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (n=50). Tai Chi Qigong (TCQ) vs. Meeting class once a week for 12 weeks was evaluated on Functional capacity (6-min walk test; 6MWT) and lung function (p=<0.05). Combined center- and home-based Tai Chi Qigong significantly improved functional capacity and lung function compared to control in patients with mild to moderate COPD (p < 0.05).
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