Child, Only
Conditions
Keywords
cardiorespiratory fitness,exercise ,pediatrics,tai chi.
Brief summary
Effects of tai chi exercises on cardiorespiratory fitness among scchool going childern. sample size is 30 .divided two groups into 15 15 members one group is giving hand and art crafts activity other is giving tai chi basics level exercises then check and compare cardiorespiratory fitness by time up and go test and 6 minutes walk test. compare the results.
Detailed description
This study will be a randomized controlled trial involving 30 participants, with data collected from the Sanai school system in Sargodha. The study will include school-aged children with normal weight between the ages of 10 and 14. Children with any cardiorespiratory conditions, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, or a history of cardiovascular events will be excluded. The sample of 30 will be divided into two groups of 15 participants each. Group A will participate in tai chi exercises across three levels, while Group B will engage only in basic arts and crafts activities. The interventions will consist of 10 sessions, conducted at a rate of 5 sessions per week over 2 weeks. To assess the respiratory fitness of the children, data will be collected using the 6-minute walk test and the Timed Up and Go test. Data analysis will be performed using SPSS version 26.0.
Interventions
OTHERtai chi exercises
tai chi exercises of three basic levels will be given with sessions of two weeks five time a day and follow efftects of tai chi exercises by 6minute walk test and time up and go test and check the results before and after exercises
OTHERArt and crafts activity
Art and crafts activity will be given to control group and check cardiorespiratory fitness before and after arts and crafts activity
Sponsors
Sponsor GmbH
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Masking description
participants will get seperate treatment protocols and possible efforts will be put to mask the both group about treatment
Intervention model description
parallel assignment It will be randomized control trail in which non probality convienent sampling will b used.two groups of 10 to 14 years will be formed in which participants randomly diveded.group one receive art and crafts activity and other receive tai chi exercises of two weeks sessions
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* childerns with 10 to 14 years * childerns with normal weight less than 30kg/m2
Exclusion criteria
* Childerns with any cardiorespiratory issues * Childerns who have gone through CVA,hemophilia, dystrophy and conditions which impact cardiorespiratory status
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 6 minute walk test | 2 weeks | 6 minutes walk test is use for diagnosis of cardiorespiratory fitness after tai chi and art andcrafts activity |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| time up and go test | 2 weeks | time up and go test will be use after tai chi exercises and art and crafts activity |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed