Evaluation of Tai Chi Yunshou exercises on community-based stroke patients with balance dysfunction: a study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 3 The second part of study flow

Items		Intervention period (weeks)	End of the exercise (weeks)	Follow-up (weeks)	Outcome assessment (weeks)	Follow-up (weeks)	End of the follow-up(weeks)
Items		9-12	12	13-18	18	19-24	24
Recruitment
Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
Informed consent
Basic characteristic variables
Randomization and allocation concealment
Primary outcomes	Berg balance scale		×		×		×
Secondary outcomes	Simplified Fugl - Meyer motor function assessment		×		×		×
	Modified barthel index		×		×		×
	The Medical outcomes study 36-Item Short-Form health survey		×		×		×
	Beck depression inventory		×		×		×
	Modified falls efficacy scale		×		×		×
	Single leg stance test		×		×		×
	Timed-Up-and-Go test		×		×		×
	Blood glucose and blood lipid		×
	Proprioception function		×
	Cardiopulmonary function		×
	Gait analysis		×
Adverse events recorded		×		×		×
Medication and fall self-report		×		×		×
Rehabilitation costs questionnaire		×		×		×

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