Neurobiological mechanisms underlying the effects of mindfulness-based intervention and Tai Chi Chuan on sleep disturbance in older people

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100048750

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-07-16

Start date

2022-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-28

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Conditions

Sleep Disturbance

Interventions

Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI):Mindfulness-based intervention

Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) group:Tai Chi Chuan

Sleep hygiene education (SHE) control group:Sleep hygiene education

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) aged 60 years or above; (2) classified as experiencing sleep disturbances (poor sleep quality indicated by a score >5 on the PSQI (Tsai et al., 2005)); (3) primary education level or above and able to communicate in Cantonese; (4) able to give informed consent; (5) no previous experience with meditation or other mind-body techniques (e.g., Tai Chi or yoga).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Elderly people with comorbid diagnoses of organic brain syndrome, substance misuse, psychosis, or intellectual disabilities will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Objective sleep quality;Subjective rumination;Subjective hyperarousal;	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Subjective sleep quality;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChan Ho Wan Sunny

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

sunny.hw.chan@polyu.edu.hk+852 27664676

Outcome results

None listed

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