Does dance improve the Quality of life and the motor skills of Parkinson´s patients and their caregivers?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000243

Enrollment

Registered

2009-11-18

Start date

2009-11-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

G20

Interventions

Group 1: one weekly dance class (1h30)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 95 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed Parkinson disease, or caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: declined general condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of the Quality of Life; questionnary about Quality of life after 8 and 12 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
improvement of the motor skills via Motor examination; UPDRS, Timed up and go, Semitandemtest; before and after the dance lesson. \|\| improvement of the general condition after dance class; questionnary after dance class \|\| imrpovement of the general condition of the caregivers; one-time questionnary	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRumyana Kristeva

Neurologische Universitätsklinik - Neurozentrum- Forschungslabor für kortikale Bewegungskontrolle

rumyana.kristeva@uniklinik-freiburg.de0761 270 5411

Outcome results

None listed

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