The Relationship Between Cranial Near-InfraRed Oxygenation(NIRO) and Heart Rate Variability During Mental Exercise

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Overview

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Tai Chi and Qigong practice on cranial oxyhaemoglobin level, blood pressures and autonomic nervous system responses.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Tai Chi Practitioner Qigong Practitioner

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * A minimal of 3 years experience on practice of either Tai Chi or Qigong Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to communicate or follow an exercise protocol * Presence of cognitive impairments * Symptomatic cardiovascular diseases * Hypertension * Diagnosis of stroke * Parkinson's disease, or other neurologic disorder, peripheral neuropathy and cancer.

Locations (1)

Cardiopulmonary and Exercise Physiology Laboratory, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Level of Oxyhaemoglobin and total Haemoglobin

Secondary Outcomes

Heart rate variability

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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