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Parkinson DiseaseDANCEPDNCT03370315

Effects of a Dance and Walking Program for People With Parkinson's Disease

A study testing Dance Program and Walking Program in people with Parkinson Disease, run by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized as progressive and neurodegenerative, is one of the most frequent neurological diseases of the present time. Patients with PD present motor impairment, such as muscle stiffness, rest tremor, slow movements, postural instability, and gait and balance alterations; And non-motor… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Parkinson Disease
What is being tested?
Dance Program and Walking Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
1 Jul 2017to 5 Dec 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Both sex;
  • Equal to or more than 50 years old;
  • Parkinson Disease in regular medical treatment and follow-up;
  • Illness diagnosis equal to or more than one year;
  • H\&Y scale between one and three;
  • Able to walk independently or with a walking stick.

Who cannot join

  • More than six absences in dance class or in the walking training (25%);
  • Start a new activity parallel to the project;
  • Risk factors: Recent surgeries, Deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS), Other associated neurological diseases or other chronic diseases.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site

  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul

Other trials in Brazil

About this study

Official title: Effects of a Dance and Walking Program on Gait and Quality of Life in People With Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized as progressive and neurodegenerative, is one of the most frequent neurological diseases of the present time. Patients with PD present motor impairment, such as muscle stiffness, rest tremor, slow movements, postural instability, and gait and balance alterations; And non-motor factors, such as cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders, depressive symptoms, and a consequent decrease in quality of life (QL). Dance can be an important tool for the complementary treatment of these patients, when added to traditional drug therapies and physiotherapies. Thus, the present study aims to verify the effects of a program of dance and walking in gait and QL of 38 adults with PD, divided in two groups, and to compare the aspects of functionality, dynamic stability, kinematics and QL. The data collection instruments will be a personal data sheet of the patients, the Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H\&Y), the Rehabilitation Index (RI), the motor part of the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS III), the Timed Up ang Go test (TUG), the kinematic analysis of walking and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0 will be used to analyze the data, using the Wilcoxon test for non-parametric data and the paired t-test for parametric data, in order to compare pre and post intervention data. The significance level adopted for both tests will be p <0.05. It is expected that a program of 24 sessions of dance classes will be as or more effective than a program of 24 walking sessions for the gait quality and QL for the participants of the study.

Being tested
Dance Program, Walking Program
Keywords
Parkinsonian Disorders, Dance Therapy, Rehabilitation, Kinematics, Locomotion, Quality of Life
Medical subject headings
Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonian Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Dance ProgramOther

    The dance program consists of dance classes inspired by the rhythm of Forró and Samba. The sessions are divided into four stages: 1) stretching and sensitization of the body, with the support of chairs; 2) balance and rhythm exercises, with the support of the bar; 3) dance inspired by the genres worked - Forró and Samba; 4) Fun activities that stimulate socialization or with visual clues, working displacements, motor coordination, rhythm, improvisation and creativity. 24 sessions, twice a week, which session take 60 min.

  • Walking ProgramOther

    The walking program consists of 3 moments: 1) a brief warm-up of free walking for 3 minutes in the comfortable velocity; 2) then walking according to the training cycle, the intensity will be between 60 and 80% of the reserve heart rate; 3) a relaxation. 24 sessions, twice a week, which session take 60 min.

Study groups in NCT03370315
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Dance GroupExperimentalThis group will be undergo dance classes two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Dance classes inspired by the rhythm of Forró and Samba.
Receives: Other: Dance Program
Walking GroupExperimentalThis group will be undergo walking training two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Walking program with 3 different moments.
Receives: Other: Walking Program

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The change in functional mobility

    The functional mobility will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test. This first outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.

    Measured: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. The change in the gait specific parameters

    The gait specific parameters will be assessed using the BTS SMART DX 7000. This secondary outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.

    Measured: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention

  2. The change in Quality of Life

    Quality of Life will be assessed using Parkinsons' Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The Quality of Life questionnaire will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39) measures patients' quality of life through 39 questions. The instrument is divided into eight dimensions: mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication and bodily discomfort. In total, patients answer 39 questions that should be noted among five response options: "never," "rarely," "sometimes," "often" or "always."

    Measured: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention

  3. The change in motor symptoms

    Motor symptoms will be assessed using Unified Parkinsons' Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The motor symptoms will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. We will use the Part III of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS III), which measures the motor symptoms of the disease. Part III of the UPDRS is composed of 14 items, covering questions 18 to 31 of the scale. Each item has 5 response options that add up to 0 to 4 points, how bigger is the total score on the scale; greater is the patient's motor impairment.

    Measured: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Dec 2017
  2. Study start1 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion1 Jul 2017
  4. Study completion5 Dec 2017

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03370315
Sponsor's protocol ID
DANPD017
Acronym
DANCEPD
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
7 Dec 2017
Last updated
28 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Hackney ME, Kantorovich S, Levin R, Earhart GM. Effects of tango on functional mobility in Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2007 Dec;31(4):173-9. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e31815ce78b.

    PubMed 18172414

  • Cavagna GA, Franzetti P, Heglund NC, Willems P. The determinants of the step frequency in running, trotting and hopping in man and other vertebrates. J Physiol. 1988 May;399:81-92. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1988.sp017069.

    PubMed 3404473

  • Shanahan J, Morris ME, Bhriain ON, Saunders J, Clifford AM. Dance for people with Parkinson disease: what is the evidence telling us? Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2015 Jan;96(1):141-53. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.08.017. Epub 2014 Sep 16.

    PubMed 25223491

  • Dos Santos Delabary M, Monteiro EP, Donida RG, Wolffenbuttel M, Peyre-Tartaruga LA, Haas AN. Can Samba and Forro Brazilian rhythmic dance be more effective than walking in improving functional mobility and spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with Parkinson's disease? BMC Neurol. 2020 Aug 18;20(1):305. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01878-y.

    PubMed 32811464

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Dance Program and Walking Program in people with Parkinson Disease, run by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul at 1 site in Brazil.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Brazil. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The change in functional mobility (time frame: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03370315, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Dec 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 1 Nov 2026.

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