Aged, gait analysis
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will have 57 participants who will participate in the dance intervention and will occur twice a week, for 12 weeks. Each dance session will last approximately 1 hour, with 10 mi
Other
Sponsors
Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Fundação de Ensino a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo - FAPESP
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volunteers aged 60 or over, of both sexes, independent and autonomous, who live in the community, and who do not have metabolic, cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disease that contraindicates physical activity, or even any neurological disease. In addition, the elderly should be able to walk without assistive devices.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who initiate or cease physical activity in relation to their baseline activities during the research will be excluded from the study. Individuals with less than 75% attendance in dance sessions will also be excluded, that is, those who have 6 absences or more. Blood pressure greater than 160 / 90mmHg during dance sessions will also correspond to exclusion criteria from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of step length in the dance group compared to the control group, after 24 sessions (12 weeks) of dance, in the usual gait and gait associated with the cognitive task, verified by the GAITRite Platinum 26 ’Portable Walkway System. The clinical improvement of the step length will be verified from the comparison analysis between the groups (control and dance) using the t test, considering the p value (p 0.2). Retention of step length improvement is expected after 24 weeks of follow up.;Improvement in gait speed in the dance group compared to the control group, after 24 sessions (12 weeks) of dance, in the usual gait and gait associated with cognitive task, verified by the GAITRite Platinum 26 ’Portable Walkway System. The clinical improvement in gait speed will be verified from the comparison analysis between the groups (control and dance) using the t test, considering the p value (p 0 ,2). Improvement in gait speed is expected to be retained after 24 weeks of follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in cadence, stride length, width of the support base, percentage of the support phase and percentage of the swing phase during the gait cycle in the dance group compared to the control group, after 24 sessions (12 weeks) of dance , in normal gait and gait associated with cognitive task, verified by the GAITRite Platinum 26 'Portable Walkway System. The clinical improvement of these parameters will be verified through the comparison analysis between the groups (control and dance) through the t test, considering the p value (p 0.2) ). Improvement of these parameters is expected to be retained after 24 weeks of follow-up.;Identify which of the socio-cultural, demographic and life course aspects of the elderly have an influence on adherence to dance and / or its likely benefits on the gait of the elderly, from questionnaires applied to the intervention group, after 4 weeks of beginning of dance. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactBarbara Molina
Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Outcome results
None listed