AnxietyZUMBA-AN-DENCT07317908
Effects of a 10-Week Zumba Program on Anxiety and Depression in Adults
A study testing Zumba-based Exercise Program in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Chavarría at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
This randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effects of a 10-week Zumba exercise program on anxiety and depression levels in healthy adults. Participants aged 40 to 65 years were randomly assigned to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group that maintained their usual lifestyle. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 40 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Well-being
- What is being tested?
- Zumba-based Exercise Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- 3 Feb 2025to 16 Apr 2025
- 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 40 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- adults aged between 40 and 65 years
- not having regularly practised Zumba or other dance disciplines during the previous 12 months
- medical authorisation or absence of pathologies to participate in supervised physical activity
Who cannot join
- presence of orthopaedic, neurological, cardiorespiratory conditions or lack of standing stability that would prevent safe completion of the programme
- participation in any other structured exercise programme during the intervention period
- missing more than 10% of the total sessions (missing more than 2 sessions)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of 10 Weeks of Zumba Training on Anxiety and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effects of a 10-week Zumba exercise program on anxiety and depression levels in healthy adults. Participants aged 40 to 65 years were randomly assigned to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group that maintained their usual lifestyle. The intervention consisted of three supervised Zumba sessions per week, each lasting approximately 50 minutes. Anxiety and depression were assessed before and after the intervention using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The study sought to determine whether a structured, group-based aerobic exercise program could improve psychological well-being in a non-clinical adult population.
Read the detailed description
This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of a structured Zumba exercise program on anxiety and depression in healthy adults. Participants were recruited from the community and randomly allocated to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group.
The intervention group participated in a 10-week Zumba program, consisting of three supervised sessions per week. Each session lasted approximately 50 minutes and was conducted at moderate intensity, monitored using the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale. Sessions included a standardized warm-up, choreographed aerobic dance routines, and a cool-down period.
The control group was instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle and not to engage in any new structured exercise programs during the study period.
Anxiety and depression were assessed at baseline and after the intervention using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). All assessments were conducted under standardized conditions by trained researchers. The primary objective was to evaluate changes in anxiety and depression symptoms between groups following the intervention.
The study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards, and all participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Well-being
- Being tested
- Zumba-based Exercise Program
- Keywords
- zumba, Physical exercise, Aerobic exercise, mental health, Anxiety, Depression
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Psychological Well-Being, Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Zumba-based Exercise ProgramBehavioural
Participants assigned to this intervention received a supervised Zumba-based exercise program lasting 10 consecutive weeks. The intervention consisted of group-based aerobic dance sessions conducted several times per week and led by a qualified instructor. Sessions included choreographed dance movements performed to music, designed to elicit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and to promote cardiovascular fitness and overall physical engagement. The program followed a standardized structure across sessions and was implemented as the sole intervention during the study period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Zumba Group | Experimental | Participants assigned to the experimental group formed the Zumba intervention group. This group followed a supervised Zumba-based exercise program over a period of 10 weeks. The intervention consisted of structured group sessions performed several times per week and led by a qualified instructor. Sessions were based on choreographed aerobic dance movements performed to music, providing moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity aimed at improving cardiovascular fitness and overall physical engagement. Receives: Behavioral: Zumba-based Exercise Program |
| Group Control | No intervention | Participants in the control group did not participate in the exercise intervention and were instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle and physical activity habits throughout the study period. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and depression were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a validated self-report questionnaire designed to detect clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric populations. The scale consists of 14 items divided into two subscales: anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D), each ranging from 0 to 21 points, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity. Total HADS scores range from 0 to 42. Changes in total and subscale scores were used to evaluate the effects of the intervention on psychological well-being.
Measured: Baseline and Week 10 (end of intervention)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Jan 2026
- Study start3 Feb 2025
- Primary completion16 Apr 2025
- Study completion16 Apr 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AnxietyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants were randomly allocated to one of two parallel groups: a Zumba intervention group or a control group. The intervention group participated in supervised Zumba sessions three times per week for 10 weeks, while the control group maintained their usual lifestyle without structured exercise.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Chavarría
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Chavarría, Universidad de Extremadura
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07317908
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ZU-AN-DE
- Acronym
- ZUMBA-AN-DE
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 19 Dec 2025
- Last updated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be shared publicly. The dataset contains sensitive health-related information collected in a supervised exercise intervention and was obtained under informed consent that did not include data sharing. Data may be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to ethical approval.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of 10 Weeks of Zumba Training on Anxiety and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07317908
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- ZUMBA-AN-DE / ZU-AN-DE
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychological Well-being
- Keywords
- zumba, Physical exercise, Aerobic exercise, mental health, Anxiety, Depression
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Manuel Jesús Rodríguez ChavarríaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 3 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 16 Apr 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 5 Jan 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the effects of a 10-week Zumba exercise program on anxiety and depression levels in healthy adults. Participants aged 40 to 65 years were randomly assigned to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group that maintained their usual lifestyle. The intervention consisted of three supervised Zumba sessions per week, each lasting approximately 50 minutes. Anxiety and depression were assessed before and after the intervention using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The study sought to determine whether a structured, group-based aerobic exercise program could improve psychological well-being in a non-clinical adult population.
Detailed description
This study was designed as a randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of a structured Zumba exercise program on anxiety and depression in healthy adults. Participants were recruited from the community and randomly allocated to either a Zumba intervention group or a control group.
The intervention group participated in a 10-week Zumba program, consisting of three supervised sessions per week. Each session lasted approximately 50 minutes and was conducted at moderate intensity, monitored using the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion scale. Sessions included a standardized warm-up, choreographed aerobic dance routines, and a cool-down period.
The control group was instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle and not to engage in any new structured exercise programs during the study period.
Anxiety and depression were assessed at baseline and after the intervention using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). All assessments were conducted under standardized conditions by trained researchers. The primary objective was to evaluate changes in anxiety and depression symptoms between groups following the intervention.
The study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards, and all participants provided written informed consent prior to participation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants were randomly allocated to one of two parallel groups: a Zumba intervention group or a control group. The intervention group participated in supervised Zumba sessions three times per week for 10 weeks, while the control group maintained their usual lifestyle without structured exercise.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Zumba Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Zumba-based Exercise ProgramParticipants assigned to the experimental group formed the Zumba intervention group. This group followed a supervised Zumba-based exercise program over a period of 10 weeks. The intervention consisted of structured group sessions performed several times per week and led by a qualified instructor. Sessions were based on choreographed aerobic dance movements performed to music, providing moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity aimed at improving cardiovascular fitness and overall physical engagement. |
| Group Control | No intervention | –Participants in the control group did not participate in the exercise intervention and were instructed to maintain their usual lifestyle and physical activity habits throughout the study period. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 40 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- adults aged between 40 and 65 years
- not having regularly practised Zumba or other dance disciplines during the previous 12 months
- medical authorisation or absence of pathologies to participate in supervised physical activity
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- presence of orthopaedic, neurological, cardiorespiratory conditions or lack of standing stability that would prevent safe completion of the programme
- participation in any other structured exercise programme during the intervention period
- missing more than 10% of the total sessions (missing more than 2 sessions)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Zumba-based Exercise ProgramParticipants assigned to this intervention received a supervised Zumba-based exercise program lasting 10 consecutive weeks. The intervention consisted of group-based aerobic dance sessions conducted several times per week and led by a qualified instructor. Sessions included choreographed dance movements performed to music, designed to elicit moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and to promote cardiovascular fitness and overall physical engagement. The program followed a standardized structure across sessions and was implemented as the sole intervention during the study period. | Behavioural | Zumba Group |
Primary outcome
Anxiety and Depression
Time frame: Baseline and Week 10 (end of intervention)
Anxiety and depression were assessed using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a validated self-report questionnaire designed to detect clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety and depression in non-psychiatric populations. The scale consists of 14 items divided into two subscales: anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D), each ranging from 0 to 21 points, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity. Total HADS scores range from 0 to 42. Changes in total and subscale scores were used to evaluate the effects of the intervention on psychological well-being.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Jan 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be shared publicly. The dataset contains sensitive health-related information collected in a supervised exercise intervention and was obtained under informed consent that did not include data sharing. Data may be available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to ethical approval.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Zumba-based Exercise Program in people with Anxiety and Depression, run by Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Chavarría at 1 site in Spain.
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 3 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 9 Jan 2026. 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 Spain. 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?
Anxiety and Depression (time frame: Baseline and Week 10 (end of intervention)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 9 Jan 2026.