Qigong and Multicomponent Exercise in Panic Disorder
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Exercise Training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Panic Disorder, Panic Disorder (With or Without Agoraphobia), Panic Attacks and Disorders, Qigong. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Investigation of the Effects of Qigong Exercise Training and Multicomponent Exercise Training on Physical and Mental Health in People With Panic Disorder
Overview
Panic disorder is a psychiatric disease characterized by recurrent panic attacks that occur in expected or unexpected situations and create feelings of intense fear, restlessness and discomfort. Panic disorder often has a chronic course, its frequency and severity can be irregular, various physical, mental, and behavioral symptoms can develop, and the quality of life of individuals can decrease significantly. Evidence-based psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are effective in reducing the symptoms of panic disorder and managing the disorder. However, both of these treatment methods have certain limitations, and approximately one-third of patients do not respond to therapy or the response is not sufficiently effective. Delaying treatment of the disease results in a poor prognosis and more established symptoms. Exercise can be viewed as a low-cost, supportive treatment for relieving symptoms with comparable efficacy to medication and other psychological interventions. Although exercise is recommended for patients with anxiety-panic disorder, there remains uncertainty about whether its effects are sustainable, the type and intensity of exercise required for effective treatment, and thus the effects of qigong and multicomponent exercise on multiple health outcomes in panic disorder. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Qigong exercise training and multicomponent exercise training on anxiety-panic, balance, mobility, walking, functional strength, physical activity, sleep quality, fatigue, chronic musculoskeletal pain, quality of life and cognition.
Interventions
- Other Exercise Training
Exercise training for 8 weeks
Primary outcome measures
- DSM-5 Panic Disorder Severity Scale [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Mini-Balance Assessment Systems Test [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Functional Walking Assessment [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Activity-Specific Balance Confidence Scale [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- 5-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Test [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Exercise Benefits/Barriers Scale [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Modified Fatigue Impact Scale [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
- Short Form-36 [Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being between the ages of 18-65
- Being diagnosed with "panic disorder" by a psychiatrist
- Not having another psychiatric illness
- Wanting to participate in the research voluntarily and signing the informed consent
- Not having a history of communication or neuromusculoskeletal disease that would not allow the application of evaluation and treatment methods
Exclusion criteria
- Having a vision and/or hearing problem that would prevent participation in the study
- History of neurological, cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal system disease that would negatively affect participation in evaluation and treatment
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Dokuz Eylul University — Izmir
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07439224 · 9029-GOA