Efficacy of dance intervention for frailty among older adults in community

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100044354

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-03-17

Start date

2021-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-07

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Conditions

Frailty

Interventions

1:square dance

2:daily life

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Participants aged 60 years and above; (2) obtaining a score of at least 0.23 using Chinese frailty idex (FI-35); (3) would not leave the community during the trial; (4) did not participate in the square dance exercise and other physical exercise; (5) able to walk without any auxiliary equipment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Any illness that contraindicates exercise (musculoskeletal system disorders, cancer, severe cardiovascular, lung, liver and kidney disease); (2) severe audiovisual or communication impairment; (3) neurological impairment (stroke, paresis); (4) participating in other training projects.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
short physical performance battery;Chinese Frailty Index;Geriatric Depression Scales (GDS-15);grip strength.;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYanhui Liu

Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

yh_liu888@163.com+86 20 59596243

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026