Qigong Exercise for Muscles Strength and Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Sponsor
Cairo University
Study ID
NCT07709429
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
35 Years - 55 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Qigong Exercise — OTHER
    Participants will receive a supervised Baduanjin Qigong exercise program combined with conventional exercises, including pain-free range-of-motion exercises, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education. The intervention will be conducted three times weekly for 12 weeks under physiotherapist supervision, while participants continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine medical follow-up.
  • Conventional Exercise Program — OTHER
    Participants in this arm will receive a conventional exercise program consisting of pain-free range-of-motion exercises for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle joints, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education to maintain daily activities. The intervention will be administered for 12 weeks, with three sessions per week. Participants will continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine outpatient medical follow-up throughout the study and will not participate in any additional structured exercise program during the intervention period.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate therapeutic effect of Qigong for muscle strength and quality of life in colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Key Dates

First listed
Jul 16, 2026
Start date
Jul 20, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Oct 20, 2026
Completion
Oct 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
38 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Qigong Exercise + Conventional Exercise Program
    Participants will receive a supervised Baduanjin Qigong exercise program combined with conventional exercises, including pain-free range-of-motion exercises, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education. The intervention will be conducted three times weekly for 12 weeks under physiotherapist supervision, while participants continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine medical follow-up.
  • Active Comparator: Conventional Exercise Program
    Participants in this arm will receive a conventional exercise program consisting of pain-free range-of-motion exercises for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle joints, low-intensity walking, and physical therapy education to maintain daily activities. The intervention will be administered for 12 weeks, with three sessions per week. Participants will continue their prescribed chemotherapy and routine outpatient medical follow-up throughout the study and will not participate in any additional structured exercise program during the intervention period.

Primary Outcome Measure

Muscle Strength [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts

  • Shrouk Mohamed Reda Abd Elaliem, M.Sc
    +20 12 71384571
    [email protected]
  • Khadra Mohammed Ali, PhD

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