Tai Chi Exercise: The experimental group will receive Tai Chi exercise and routine treatment after the operation, and after discharge from the hospital, they will perform Tai Chi exercise three times a week, 50 minutes each time, for a total of eight weeks after discharge.
Study summary
To explore the effect of a family-centered, eight-week, progressive sit-to-stand Tai Chi exercise on lung function and mental health in patients after thoracoscopic surgery\_
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Hospitalized to receive thoracoscopic lobectomy, wedge/partial resection, lobectomy, or sleeve resection.
2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physiological status classification I-II (ASA, 2019).ASA Physical Status Class I: A healthy person who is healthy and does not smoke or drink.ASA physical status class II: People with mild chronic diseases but no substantial functional limitations.
3. Those who can walk on their own without any impairment in limb movement.
4. Able to communicate in Chinese or Taiwanese.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Individuals requiring chemotherapy and radiation therapy for malignant tumors.
2. Those who have practiced Tai Chi, Qigong, external elixir exercises, or pulmonary exercises within the past year.
3. Anticipating hospitalization or surgical treatment within the next three months.
4. Individuals with musculoskeletal or peripheral vascular diseases.
5. Individuals with visual impairment, intellectual disabilities, or memory loss.
Primary outcome measure(s)
vital capacity (VC) — admission day, discharge 1 day, 7 day after discharge, one month after discharge, two months after discharge data will be collected through lung function test
forced vital capacity (FVC) — admission day, discharge 1 day, 7 day after discharge, one month after discharge, two months after discharge data will be collected through lung function test
forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) — admission day, discharge 1 day, 7 day after discharge, one month after discharge, two months after discharge data will be collected through lung function test
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
China Medical University
Taichung
North Dist.
Recruiting
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