Primary prevention for risk factors of ischemic stroke with Baduanjin exercise intervention in the community elder population: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Study flow chart

Items		Before enrollment (weeks)	Intervention period (weeks)	End of the exercise (weeks)	Follow-up (weeks)	End of the follow-up (weeks)
		−2 to (-1)	1 to 12	13	13 to 24	25
Recruitment		×
Enrollment		×
Inclusion criteria		×
Exclusion criteria		×
Informed consent		×
Basic characteristic variables		×
Randomization and allocation concealment		×
Primary outcomes	Cerebrovascular function	×		×		×
	Cardiopulmonary function	×		×		×
Secondary outcomes	Motor function	×		×		×
	Physical parameters	×		×		×
	Blood lipids	×		×		×
	Fasting plasma glucose(FPG)	×		×		×
	Inflammation factors	×		×		×
	Quality of sleep	×		×		×
	Quality of life	×		×		×
	Happiness	×		×		×
	Emotion and mood	×		×		×
	Self-confidence and self-esteem	×		×		×
Adverse events recorded			×		×
Activity log			×		×

ISSN: 1745-6215