The Effects of Self-Moxibustion Therapy on Subjective Physical Symptoms and Health-related Quality of Life of the Elderly. The Effects of Self-Moxibustion Therapy

Pusan National University70 enrolled

Overview

There will be significant differences between control and experimental group after the moxibustion intervention as to, subjective physical symptoms and quality of life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Health Improvement of the Elderly

Interventions

moxibustionOTHER

modernly developed moxibustion treatment device with safe cover on top of it.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 85 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female older adults age between 65-85 * Agree to participate and sign for the trail after understanding of study purpose, and method. * Able to answer for questions by verbally or literally * Able to participate in 2weeks after follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Having physical disorder such as thyroids, severe heart disease, dietetic mellitus, severe liver disease, allergy * Subjects who can not attend more than 3 times of intervention session * Subjects who are eligible by the decision of investigator

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

subjective physiological symptoms

Time frame: 2 weeks after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of Life

Time frame: 2 weeks after the intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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