None listed
Conditions
Interventions
This is a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. Participants will be randomised to country line dancing or stretching. Participants will not be informed of the investigators hypotheses regarding which of the 2 forms of interventions will be more effective. A blinded assessor will conduct all outcome assessments.The literature indicates to have an effect size of 0.67-1.08, with alpha set at 0.05 and power of 0.8, the sample size should be between 30-72. We will require 80 subjects in
This is a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial. Participants will be randomised to country line dancing or stretching. Participants will not be informed of the investigators hypotheses regarding which of the 2 forms of interventions will be more effective. A blinded assessor will conduct all outcome assessments.The literature indicates to have an effect size of 0.67-1.08, with alpha set at 0.05 and power of 0.8, the sample size should be between 30-72. We will require 80 subjects in anticipation of a dropout rate of 10% over 6 months of intervention. Volunteers who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomised to stretching and country line dancing groups. 40 in the stretching group will attend stretching for 6 months, twice per week, and 40 in line dancing group will be doing line dancing for 2 times per week each session 1 hour for 6 months.
Sponsors
NIL
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Community residents, self reported disability or limitation in daily function, ambulating without use of assistive device, no medical conditions or physical or cognitive limitations that would prohibit them from understanding instructions and participating in country line dancing and stretching safely, has no pain or discomfort experience during one hour of weight bearing, and do not exercise on a regular basis (ie < twice per week exercise).
Exclusion criteria
Are those who experienced pain or discomfort during 1-hour exercise or weight-bearing activities, presents with medical conditions that may prohibit them from understanding instructions and participating in country line dancing and stretching safely, and regular exercises > once per week.
Outcome results
None listed