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Effect of Qigong Meditation on relevant Brain Network by Rectifying Excessive Self-awareness of the Depressed

Effect of Relaxing and Calm Qigong on relevant Brain Networks by Rectifying Excessive Self-awareness of the Depressed

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-IOR-17012511
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2017-08-31
Start date
2017-07-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-09-04

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Conditions

depression

Interventions

qigong meditation group :qigong meditation
relaxation group :muscle relaxation training

Sponsors

Guang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) meetting depression diagnostic criteria of SCID and score of 24 items HAMD between 17 and 35; 2) aged between 20 and 60 years old; 3) no taking antidepressants,sedative drugs or any antipsychotics; 4) have no contraindications of fMRI scanning (no metallic implant), right handed; 5) education level should be higher than junior middle school.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) suffering organic disease in brain; 2) pregnant or breast-feeding women; 3) having suicide idea or action; 4) having practice experience of meditation or qigong.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
resting fMRI;heart rate variability;ruminative responsive scale;automatic thinking scale;mindful attention awareness scale;Wisconsin card sorting test;mind-wandering frequency questionaire;Hamilton anxiety rating scale;24 items Hamilton depression rating scale;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLYU Xueyu

Guang'an Men Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

yuyu1208@163.com+86 18610605568

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026