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A Remotely Delivered Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention for Older People Living With HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Led by Florida International University · Updated on 2025-09-08
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Florida International University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating whether a remotely delivered tai chi/qigong program can reduce depressive symptoms in older adults living with HIV. The study aims to compare the effects of tai chi/qigong to a health education class while exploring how behavioral, psychological, and biological factors may influence depression. It also investigates whether the intervention's effects differ between men and women living with HIV aged 50 to 75. Participants will be randomly assigned to either attend tai chi/qigong classes or health education classes via Zoom twice a week for 12 weeks. Each session lasts 45 to 60 minutes. Tai chi/qigong involves slow, low-impact meditative movements integrating breath work and meditation. The health education group will discuss wellness topics relevant to older adults with HIV in similarly scheduled sessions. Throughout the study, participants will complete interviews at enrollment, 3 months, and 9 months after the last class. Those in the tai chi/qigong group will track home practice. Heart variability will be monitored using biosensors, and a subset will provide blood samples at baseline and 9 months for viral load and inflammation markers. Depression and related factors like sleep, fatigue, and emotional regulation will be assessed at multiple time points to evaluate the intervention's impact over up to 9 months post intervention.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
A Remotely Delivered Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention for Older People Living With HIV
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Ability to provide consent as assessed by the GAIN Cognitive Impairment Scale
- Signed and dated informed consent form
- Age between 50 and 75 years
- Diagnosed with HIV confirmed by a recent lab report or medication bottle
- Reliable internet access
- Own a smartphone
- No regular weekly practice of mind-body interventions for more than 3 months in the past year
- Willing to participate for the 12-week intervention and 12-month follow-up
- Stable housing for the past 60 days and the next 60 days
- Mild to moderate depressive symptoms with a PHQ-9 score between 6 and 18
- Speak and understand English
You will not qualify if you...
- High risk for suicide according to the CCSR screening tool
- Participation in a mental health study in the last 12 months
- Currently exercising at least 150 minutes per week
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (remote)
Duration - 12 weeks
Participants attend twice-weekly remote classes via Zoom for 12 weeks. Those in the Tai chi/qigong group practice slow, low-impact meditative movements while those in the health education group participate in health and wellness discussions.
Twice-weekly remote classes for 12 weeks
Duration - Up to 9 months post intervention
Participants complete assessments to measure depressive symptoms and other health markers at 3 months and 9 months after the intervention ends.
2 remote assessment visits at 3 and 9 months post intervention
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Florida International University
Miami, Florida, United States, 33199
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Research Team
G
Gladys E Ibanez, Ph.D.
A
Adam Carrico, Ph.D.
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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