Effects of Baduanjin Exercise on Antihypertensive Medication Reduction in Older Patients with Hypertension: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 1

Schedule of trial measurements for primary and secondary outcomes.

Study phase		Screen/enroll	Allocation	Intervention period	Intervention end
Time points		Week 0		Week 12
Screening/enrollment	Eligibility screening	●	●	—	—
	Informed consent	●	—	—	—
	Baseline measurement	●	—	—	—
	Random allocation	—	●	—	—
Intervention	Baduanjin exercise	—
	Aerobic exercise (walking)	—
Outcome assessment	Proportion of participants with reduced intake of antihypertensive drugs	—	—	—	●
	Office blood pressure	●	●	—	●
	24-hour ambulatory blood pressure	—	●	—	●
	Health-related quality of life (SF-36)	—	●	—	●
	Composition of gut microbiota	—	●	—	●
Adverse events	—	—