Efficacy Study of Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

A Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program to Improve Fitness and Adherence to Physical Activity in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02021890

Acronym

BALLANDO

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-12-27

Start date

2011-09-30

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2013-12-27

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Conditions

Diabetes, Obesity

Keywords

Dance, Physical activity, Physical fitness, Weight loss

Brief summary

to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALDance program

two-hour dancing session twice a week, led by instructors in a private hall of a disco. Both solo and partner and group dances were performed during each session: an initial one-hour activity, chaired by two instructors who taught new steps and choreographies to patients (both individually and in group), was followed by a second hour, when patients danced in pairs both Latin and standard ballroom music

BEHAVIORALSelf-selected physical activity

gym sessions (with the support of sports associations), exercising at home (cycling, stepping) or walking, jogging or cycling outside with/without group support

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

40 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* type 2 diabetes in fairly good metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \< 8.5%) and/or obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference \>94 cm in males, \>80 in females), with/without prediabetes or minor alterations of HbA1c.

Exclusion criteria

* previous cardiovascular events, muscle-skeletal problems reducing physical ability, any general condition limiting systematic adherence

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
5% reduction in BMI or waist circumference	3 months
improved physical fitness (physical activity exceeding 10 MET-hour/week	3 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
0.3% reduction of HbA1c in the presence of diabetes	3 months
10% increase in 6-min walk test	3 months

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026