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This pilot study is designed to test effects of a single session of meditative movement (Tai Chi Easy) on older adults' blood pressure, perceptions of connection, mood, and oxytocin levels.
Endogenous oxytocin (the "cuddle hormone") is associated with lowering blood pressure (BP), suggesting that finding ways to increase oxytocin even in the absence of social connection, may be beneficial. Meditative movement emphasizing breath, meditative state and flow-inducing movements holds potential for reducing BP, improving mood and releasing oxytocin. In a single-group pilot study we exposed 21 OAs with mild-moderate hypertension to a 50-minute "Tai Chi Easy (TCE)" (simplified Tai Chi/Qigong) session, collecting BP, saliva samples for oxytocin, and psychosocial measures (connection, mood) pre/post intervention.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qigong/Tai Chi Intervention | Experimental | Tai chi and Qigong combined into a simplified, standard practice, "Tai Chi Easy" |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tai Chi Easy | Behavioral | A meditative movement practice that includes simple qigong movement/breath practices and single, repeated tai chi movements taught to generate a meditative state and flow |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Blood Pressure | Using blood pressure cuff, conducting two consecutive readings of systolic and diastolic | Change from baseline (pre-intervention) blood pressure to immediately after the 50-minute intervention |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Profile of Mood States; Short Form | Using only subscales for depression and tension, 14 items with response format 0-4, reporting mean of responses, range 0-4 with higher scores indicating higher levels of depression and tension. | Change from pre-intervention mood to immediately post-50-minute intervention point |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale | 6 items each scored either 0 (not at all) 1 (somewhat lonely) or 2 (more lonely), score is computed as a mean across items, range 0-6 with higher scores indicating more loneliness | pre-intervention only |
| Flow State Scale |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Linda K Larkey, PhD | Arizona State University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Downtown Campus | Phoenix | Arizona | 85004 | United States | ||
| Arizona State University |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36626941 | Result | Larkey LK, James T, Han S, James DL. Pilot study of Qigong/Tai Chi Easy acute effects of meditative movement, breath focus and "flow" on blood pressure, mood and oxytocin in older adults. Complement Ther Med. 2023 Mar;72:102918. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102918. Epub 2023 Jan 7. |
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Will publish with indication that IPD data that is de-identified is available upon request.
Data will be available after study results are published and for 5 years after.
Requests from active researchers with current positions in research institutions will be reviewed by PI
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006973 | Hypertension |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D026302 | Tai Ji |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026241 | Exercise Movement Techniques |
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Meditative movement practice: Tai Chi Easy
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| Change in perception of Connection (this is not a published scale, no formal name, created for this study) |
Two items assessing perception of connection with others and connection with self, score range |
| Change from pre-intervention to immediately after the 50-minute intervention |
| Change in Salivary Oxytocin | Saliva collection pre and post-intervention | Change from pre-intervention to immediately after the 50-minute intervention |
Used to assess perceptions of the experience of flow while performing the Tai Chi Easy intervention. 36 items, Score range 36-80, high scores indicate greater sense of flow. |
| immediately after the intervention |
| Meditative Movement Inventory | Scales that assess the experience of meditative state and breath focus during intervention, 11 items, score range 11-66 (or reported as a mean of the scores on the scale, then 1-6 range), with higher numbers indicating less breath focus and meditative state. | immediately after the intervention |
| Phoenix |
| Arizona |
| 85005 |
| United States |
| D026741 |
| Physical Therapy Modalities |