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Table 3 Participant timeline

From: Assessing gait, balance, and muscle strength among breast cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial

Recruitment

Screening

Study information

 

Baseline visit:

Informed consent

Baseline assessment of gait, balance, muscle strength

Neuropathy symptoms patient-reported questionnaire

Nerve conduction velocity assessment

Randomization

 

Home-Based Physical Activity Intervention group

Educational attention control group

Week 1–week 4

Week 1–week 16

Gait/balance exercise and resistance exercises 3 days per week

Exercise diary

Follow-up phone call weekly

Standardized breast cancer survivorship education from American Cancer Society

Follow-up phone call bi-weekly

Week 5–week 16

Gait/balance exercise and resistance exercises 3 days per week

Exercise diary

Follow-up phone call bi-weekly

 

End of treatment visit:

Baseline assessment of gait, balance, muscle strength

Neuropathy symptoms patient-reported questionnaire

Nerve conduction velocity assessment

End of treatment visit:

Baseline assessment of gait, balance, muscle strength

Neuropathy symptoms patient-reported questionnaire

Nerve conduction velocity assessment