Can Dance Therapy Improve Motor Learning in Parkinson's Disease (PD)?

NCT03549793 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: dance therapy in PD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In order to find the most effective rehabilitative therapies for Parkinsonian patients, the present study is aimed to evaluate whether, in a multidisciplinary intensive rehabilitation treatment, the dance therapy, applied to the motor learning, promote additional benefits.

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Timed Up and Go Test (TUG)

  To determine fall risk and measure the progress of balance, sit to stand, and walking.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• 6 Minutes Walking Test (6MWT)

  4 weeks

• Balance Berg Scale (BBS)

  4 weeks

Other Outcomes (1)

• delayed recall of items

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

dance thrapy

EXPERIMENTAL

4-week Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Treatment + Dance Therapy Treatment (2 hours par week)

Behavioral: Dance Therapy

exercises without dance

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

4-week Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Treatment + Exercises without music (2 hours par week)

Behavioral: exercises without dance

Interventions

Dance Therapy BEHAVIORAL

the intervention is aimed to ameliorate, through dancing, crucial motor symptoms in PD patients, as walking, balance, postural changes and arm swing

dance thrapy

exercises without dance BEHAVIORAL

the intervention consists of exercises aimed at training the walking, the balance, the postural changes and the arm swing

exercises without dance

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Stage 2.5-3 according to the Hoehn and Yahr scale (H\&Y);
• Stable pharmacological treatment for the last 6 weeks before the enrolment and during the hospitalization;

You may not qualify if:

• Any focal brain lesion detected in brain imaging studies (CT or MRI) performed in the previous 12 months;
• Drug-induced dyskinesias;
• Disturbing resting and/or action tremor, corresponding to scores 2-4 in the specific items of UPDRS III;
• Behavioral disturbances (evaluated with Neuropsychiatric Inventory);
• Visual and auditory dysfunctions according to the general clinical evaluation and medical history;
• cognitive decline (MMSE correct score \< 24)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Parkinson's Disease and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, of the 'Moriggia-Pelascini' Hospital

Gravedona Ed Uniti, Como, 22015, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Dance Therapy; Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parkinsonian Disorders; Basal Ganglia Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Movement Disorders; Synucleinopathies; Neurodegenerative Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensory Art Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Giuseppe Frazzitta, MD

  Department of Parkinson's disease, Movement Disorders and Brain Injury Rehabilitation, "Moriggia-Pelascini" Hospital - Via Pelascini, 3, 22015, Gravedona ed Uniti, Como, Italy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Paola Ortelli, PsyD

CONTACT

3332974872; ortellipaola73@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: The investigator are neurologists, blinded to the treatment received by the patient
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants are randomly assigned to experimental group or control group. Both of the groups undergo a rehabilitation treatment. The experimental group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + dance therapy. The control group undergoes 4-week MIRT (Multidisciplinary Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment) + exercises

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 7, 2018
• First Posted: June 8, 2018
• Study Start: April 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2018
• Study Completion: June 30, 2018
• Last Updated: June 8, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)