Effects of percussion performance and social dance on cognitive functions in the elderly adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of percussion performance and social dance on cognitive functions in the elderly adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial - A randomized control trial for preventing decline of cognitive functions in the elderly with MCI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000014261

Enrollment

200

Registered

2014-06-13

Start date

2013-12-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

mild cognitive impairment

Interventions

Social dance group for 10 months Percussion performance group for 10 months Control group: Lecture about disease and health (3 times during 10 months)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Elderly people, aged 70 over and living in Nagoya city, having health check from Jul to Des in 2013. 2) Fullfilled Peterson's criteria (a: cognitive function is 1.5 SD or more below the normative values; b: score of more than 24 on the Mini-Mental State Examination; c: not diagnosed dementia; d: being independent in activity of daily living; e: having a complain of subjective memory problem) 3) Being agreed with participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Having serious or unstable illnesses 2) History of psychiatric disease 3) Receiving of anti-Alzheimer drugs 4) Needing long-term care

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive function: Logical Memory, Word list memory	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive function: Digit span, modified digit symbol substitution test, modified trail making test, backward counting Brain volumetry: MRI Physical function: muscle strength, gait analysis, six minutes walk, Activity: Japan Science and Technology Agency Instrumental activities of daily living scale, Life-space assessment, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, pedometer Health related characteristics: apathy, pain, fall, QOL, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, fall efficacy scale, gait efficacy scale, social activity, Lubben Social Network Scale	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognitive function: Digit span, modified digit symbol substitution test, modified trail making test, backward counting Brain volumetry: MRI Physical function: muscle strength, gait analysis, six minutes walk, Activity: Japan Science and Technology Agency Instrumental activities of daily living scale, Life-space assessment, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, pedometer Health related characteristics: apathy, pain, fall, QOL, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, fall efficacy scale, gait efficacy scale, social activity, Lubben Social Network Scale

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTsutsumimoto Kota

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology 35 Gengo, Moriokacho, Obu, Aichi, 474-8511, Japan

k-tsutsu@ncgg.go.jp0562-44-5651(5081)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026