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L ong-term E xercise A fter P ulmonary Rehabilitation (LEAP): design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi

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Tai Chi Group walking program Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 6 minute walk test distance

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Tai Chi

This is a study protocol for a 3-arm RCT (Tai Chi vs usual care vs group walking, 2:2:1 ratio, n=90) powered at 90% to detect a 50-meter difference in 6MWT distance between Tai Chi and usual care grou

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Group walking program

An exploratory pilot study of group walking (n=18) is being conducted simultaneously with the main Tai Chi RCT, with identical class duration and frequency, to obtain preliminary outcome estimates for

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