Associations of resistance liuzijue qigong with sleep and mood in chronic insomnia: a pilot open-label Non-randomized trial
Chenglong Hu, Huihui Huang, Mengdi Zhou, Qiantong He, Aisong Guo · 2026
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Chenglong Hu and colleagues pilot a breathing-and-resistance qigong routine for people who cannot sleep, in this trial from twenty twenty-six. Chronic insomnia is widespread, and standard treatments carry side effects, dependence risk, or waiting lists. The practice on test, Resistance Liuzijue, is a traditional mind-body exercise adapted with resistance work, taught over three months.
Forty patients were split between the qigong program and routine health education, without randomization. Both groups reported better sleep, mood, and fatigue by the end. The qigong group finished with lower anxiety and depression scores, and wrist sensors agreed with the diaries: their sleep ran more efficiently, with less wakefulness after first falling asleep. The authors label everything exploratory, given the open, unblinded design, and call for a large randomized trial before clinics take the practice seriously.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chenglong Hu, Huihui Huang, Mengdi Zhou, Qiantong He, Aisong Guo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |