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Improvement in Cognitive and Motor Functions of Healthy Older Adults Following a Dance Program Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Improvement in Cognitive and Motor Functions of Healthy Older Adults Following a Dance Program Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Cognitive and Motor Functions Following a Dance Program Intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000038740
Enrollment
90
Registered
2019-11-29
Start date
2019-12-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Normal elderly, Lewy body dementia, Cerebrovascular disease, Cerebral infarction, Cerebral contusion, Cerebral hemorrhage, Aftereffect of cerebral hemorrhage, Basilar artery occlusion, Cerebral arteriosclerosis, Multiple cerebral infarction, Cerebral atrophy, Vascular dementia, Chronic subdural hematoma, Parkinson&#39

Interventions

The dance intervention group attends 45 minutes of the dance program thrice a week for 4 weeks. After each program, take 8g of protein-containing food. The walking intervention group attends 45 minut

Sponsors

RIKEN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) No dementia. 2) No exercised more than an hour per week. 3) Continue to participate in the experiment for 4 weeks. 4) No heart disease, no respiratory disease. 5) Understand Japanese.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Dementia, heart disease and respiratory disease. 2) Blind, full deafness. 3) Regular exercise or training at least once a week. 4) Cannot walk for 45 minutes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The Stroop test is compared before and after intervention for four weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The neuropsychological testing and assessment for dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination, Instruction manual of the Japanese version of Montreal Cognitive Assessment, A Frontal Assessment Battery at bedside), Geriatric Depression Scale, WHO Quality of Life-BREF, the range of motion of the upper and lower limbs, the short physical performance battery test (balance testing, walk for 4 meters, repeated chair stands), grip strength, toe strength, standing calf raise test, bioelectrical impedance analysis (muscle mass (kg), skeletal muscle mass index (kg/m2), ECW/TBW), and respiratory function test (FVC, FEV1, FIV1).

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAtsuko Miyazaki

RIKEN Computational Engineering Applications Unit

atsuko.miyazaki.vj@riken.jp+81(0)48-467-4952

Outcome results

None listed

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