Effect of Tai Chi on knee pain and muscle strength in middle-aged and older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Table 1 Trial process chart

	Baseline	Intervention			Follow-up
	Week − 1	Week 0	Week 6	Week 12	Week 18
Patients
Enrollment	x
Signed informed consent	x
Randomization and allocation	x
Intervention		x	x	x
Outcomes
WOMAC-pain	x		x	x	x
WOMAC-stiffness	x		x	x	x
WOAMC-phsical function	x		x	x	x
Isokinetic dynamometry	x			x
Gait analysis with EMG	x			x
SF-36	x		x	x	x
Dose of pain-reliving medicine	x	x	x	x	x
Adverse events		x	x	x	x

ISSN: 2662-7671