Sham qigong
Sham qigong has been studied in 1 paper since 2024: 1 trial in people. The newest paper, Jan 1, 2024: “Cognitive function, mood and sleep changes in response to a Tai Chi/Qigong intervention among older breast cancer survivors: an exploratory analysis”.
1 paper studies it3 findingsUpdated
“SQG showed decreases in depression and insomnia symptom severity (with corresponding small to medium effect sizes, Cohen's d = -0.36 and -0.56)”
None of its findings points the other way.
- 1 lab in 1 country
- Funders: National Cancer Institute and 1 more
- Human trial1
Studies in people
1 study gave sham qigong to people and measured what changed.
down: Decreases depressive symptomsCohen's d = −0.36
down: Decreases insomnia symptom severityCohen's d = −0.56
Randomized trial75 peoplefemalemean ± SD; 67 ± 4 yearseight-week
Older female BCSs, ages 60–75 years old
Frontiers in cognition, Jan 1, 2024
What did studies of Sham qigong find?
2Studies of Sham qigong measured 2 outcomes; the most studied are depressive symptoms (1 study) and Insomnia symptom severity (1).
Depressive symptoms
downin humans1
1 study
Depressive symptoms
downin humans1
Sham qigong decreases depressive symptoms in humans (relative to EDC) (Cohen's d = −0.36).
“SQG showed significant decreases relative to EDC in depression and insomnia symptom severity (with corresponding small to medium effect sizes, Cohen's d = −0.36 and −0.56”
Human trialrelative to EDCeight-weekfemalesn = 75
Frontiers in cognition
Sham qigong decreases depressive symptoms in humans (breast cancer survivors) (Cohen's d = -0.36 and -0.56).
“SQG showed decreases in depression and insomnia symptom severity (with corresponding small to medium effect sizes, Cohen's d = -0.36 and -0.56)”
Human trialbreast cancer survivorsfemalesn = 75
Frontiers in cognition
Insomnia symptom severity
downin humans1
1 study
Insomnia symptom severity
downin humans1
Sham qigong decreases insomnia symptom severity in humans (relative to EDC) (Cohen's d = −0.56).
“SQG showed significant decreases relative to EDC in depression and insomnia symptom severity (with corresponding small to medium effect sizes, Cohen's d = −0.36 and −0.56”
Human trialrelative to EDCeight-weekfemalesn = 75
Frontiers in cognition