Glaucoma
Conditions
Brief summary
glaucoma is prevalent between elders. Baduanjin exercise is a suitable exercise for elders. elders with glaucoma will divided to group I or group II. each/every group will contain 30 elders. group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks. group II will act as waistlist.
Detailed description
Baduanjin exercise is a suitable exercise for elders. elders with glaucoma will divided to group I or group II. each/every group will contain 30 elders. group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks. group II will act as waistlist.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBaduanjin exercise
group I will receive baduanjin exercise for 60 minutes every day ((except fridays) for eight weeks.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* high-tension primary open angle glaucoma (bilateral) * ocular hypertension in both eyes
Exclusion criteria
* cataract * diabetes * cardiac disorders * obesity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| intraocular pressure | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it will be assessed in both eyes |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| patient health questionnaire | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it is nine-item questionnaire assessing depression |
| National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it is 25-item questionnaire |
| Glaucoma-related quality of life questionnaire | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it is a quality of life questionnaire |
| State trait anxiety inventory | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it is a questionnaire about anxiety |
| Stress vulnerability scale | it will be measured after 8 weeks | it is a questionnaire about Stress vulnerability |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAli MA Ismail, lecturer
Backup Contactali mohamed, lecturer
Outcome results
None listed