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Applying Tai Chi as a rehabilitation program for stroke patients in the recovery phase: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016Pooled it
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- Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Prediction and Management of Stroke Rehabilitation.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
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- Concepts and Application of Tai Ji in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Review
- Effects of Body Weight Support-Tai Chi Footwork Training on Balance Control and Walking Function in Stroke Survivors with Hemiplegia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2020Article
- Effects of Tai Chi Yunshou exercise on community-based stroke patients: a cluster randomized controlled trial.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2018Article
- Tai Chi for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs the second commonest cause of death and a major cause of disability worldwide, stroke has greatly influenced patients' quality of life and created a huge public health burden. As a special form of physical activity that has been widely practiced in China, and even throughout the world, Tai Chi may be favorable for the rehabilitation of stroke patients. Several studies have been conducted to investigate the rehabilitative effects of Tai Chi for stroke patients, but none of them have been focused on the recovery phase (2 to 24 weeks) of stroke. METHODS/
designThis study is an assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial. A total of 50 eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either a control group or a Tai Chi group. Patients in the control group will receive standard, conventional rehabilitation therapies, and a combination of Tai Chi and conventional rehabilitation programs will be applied in the Tai Chi group. The recovery of motor impairment, functional activity and balance abilities as measured with the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Barthel Index and Berg Balance Scale will be assessed as primary outcome measures. The secondary outcome measures to be used are the scores on the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale and the objective parameters of the RSscan footscan gait system. All assessments will be conducted at baseline, 4 weeks after the rehabilitation course and at the end of 3-month follow-up. DISCUSSION: The results of this study will provide preliminary evidence regarding the efficacy and feasibility of Tai Chi as an additional rehabilitative program for stroke patients in the recovery phase.
trial registrationChinese Clinical Trial Register ID: ChiCTR-TRC-13003661 (7 October 2013).
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