None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of dancing classes for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). We will compare mixed genre dancing classes with Argentine tango classes. Mobility, walking performance, quality of life and wellbeing will be assessed up to one week before, up to one week after the program. Our hypothesis is that participants in the mixed dancing group will improve the outcomes analysed more than the ones on the tango group.
Interventions
Arm 1 - Mixed dancing. Participants in the Mixed Dancing group will receive a 60 minute dancing class weekly for 8 weeks at a dance studio. The dance classes will be held by experienced dance teachers along with trained assistants. The mixed dancing group will include a preliminary warm up consisting of stretching, balance and postural exercises. The dancing class will use mixed dance genres such as jazz, ballet, tap dance, Irish dance, perform sitting on a chair and standing up. The sets will b
Arm 1 - Mixed dancing. Participants in the Mixed Dancing group will receive a 60 minute dancing class weekly for 8 weeks at a dance studio. The dance classes will be held by experienced dance teachers along with trained assistants. The mixed dancing group will include a preliminary warm up consisting of stretching, balance and postural exercises. The dancing class will use mixed dance genres such as jazz, ballet, tap dance, Irish dance, perform sitting on a chair and standing up. The sets will be chosen to improve range of movement, coordination, balance, rhythm, strength, gait and activities of daily living. The cool down will include stretching and relaxation exercises. Participants shall also do a simple and safe home program sitting on a chair once per week for 8 weeks at the time of the dancing classes. The participants will receive a DVD with 40 minutes of dance exercises based on the mixed classes to be perform at home. Adherence will be monitored with participant's list, home program diary and exit questionnaire. All participants will complete a exit questionnaire after the program with question regarding the dance program.
Sponsors
La Trobe University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Participants will have been clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, be aged 20 to 85 years, male or female, Stage I - IV modified Hoehn and Yarh scale were included. (mild to moderate impairment) and be without cognitive deficits (scores <24 on Mini Mental State Examination). People will need to be independently mobile and able to travel to the dance venue to be included. They will not receive any money for attending.
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded if they are unable to walk six metres with assistance or gait aid or if they have pain. They will also be excluded if they have cognitive impairment as defined as a score of less than 24 on the Mini Mental Examination test, any neurological disease other than Parkinson's. Individuals who are unable to understand written and spoken English will be excluded.
Outcome results
None listed