Tai chi and sleep quality: research overview
Not medical advice. This page lists research about tai chi and sleep quality. It does not say whether tai chi works for any person or condition. Talk to a qualified health professional before starting a new exercise program, especially if you have a medical condition.
- Studies in PubMed
- 16 (tagged with “Sleep Quality” as a major topic)
- Years
- 2021–2026
- Registered trials
- 0 on ClinicalTrials.gov
Types of studies
| Publication type | Studies |
|---|---|
| Meta-Analysis | 9 |
| Systematic Review | 1 |
| Randomized Controlled Trial | 2 |
| Review | 1 |
| Comparative Study | 1 |
| Journal Article | 2 |
Each study is counted once, under its strongest type in this order: meta-analysis, systematic review, randomized controlled trial, clinical trial, review, observational study.
Studies, newest first
- Comparative and Dose-Response Effects of Exercise Modalities on Sleep Quality in Individuals With Breast Cancer: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. — Psycho-oncology, 2026 · DOI
- Effects of exercise interventions on sleep quality in university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — Frontiers in public health, 2026 · DOIMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
- Effects of traditional Chinese exercises on sleep quality among post-stroke survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — Complementary therapies in medicine, 2026 · DOISystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
- Exercise Interventions for Improving Sleep Quality in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. — Psycho-oncology, 2026 · DOISystematic Review
- Mindfulness-based interventions to promote improved sleep quality in older adults. — Nursing, 2026 · DOIReview
- Physical exercise programmes to improve insomnia or poor sleep quality in non-hospitalised elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — PeerJ, 2026 · DOISystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
- At least 150 min per week of Tai chi practice improves sleep quality in the older people: evidence from a meta-analysis. — European geriatric medicine, 2025 · DOIMeta-AnalysisReview
- Effects of Tai Chi and resistance exercise on sleep quality in Japanese community-dwelling older adults with chronic pain. — Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.), 2025 · DOI
- Effects of brisk walking and Tai Chi interventions on sleep quality in university students with insomnia. — Frontiers in public health, 2025 · DOIRandomized Controlled Trial
- Optimal Tai Chi dose for improving anxiety, depression, and sleep quality in older adults: A Bayesian meta-analysis. — Clinical rehabilitation, 2025 · DOIMeta-Analysis
- The Effect of Meditation-Based Mind-Body Interventions on Older Adults with Poor Sleep Quality: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. — Behavioral sleep medicine, 2025 · DOIMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
- Effects of different Chinese traditional exercises on sleep quality and mental health of adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. — Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2024 · DOIMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
- Effects of three-duration Tai-Chi exercises on depression and sleep quality in older women. — European geriatric medicine, 2024 · DOIRandomized Controlled Trial
- The effect of Tai Chi exercise intervention on sleep quality in community residing older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. — European geriatric medicine, 2024 · DOIMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
- Effects of traditional Chinese exercise on sleep quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. — Medicine, 2023 · DOIMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
- Effects of traditional Chinese medicine exercise therapy on cancer-related fatigue, anxiety and sleep quality in cancer patients: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. — Medicine, 2021 · DOI
Government health information
The U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health summarizes the evidence on tai chi.
Study list: PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine), citation data only. Trials: ClinicalTrials.gov. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: PubMed (NLM citation data, free to use (abstracts not reproduced)); ClinicalTrials.gov (Public domain (U.S. Government work)); NCCIH (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.