Creative Dance Effects on Community-dwelling Older Adults

NCT04311931 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UEvora Dance 2020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of present study is to analyze the effect of a Creative Dance program on well-being, physical function, body awareness, and rhythm perception and reproduction of community-dwelling older adults. This quasi-experimental study is a controlled trial. Participants will be allocated to two groups: experimental group (who attend the Creative Dance program) and control group (who maintain usual activity). The Creative Dance program will run for 12 weeks (3 sessions/week of 60 minutes). Participants will be assessed 1) at baseline and at 2) at 12 weeks.

Conditions

Community-dwelling Older Adults

Keywords

Older adults; Creative dance; Well-being; Life satisfaction; Affects; Physical function; Body awareness; Rhythm

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Life satisfaction

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in well-being outcome measure Life Satisfaction assessed by Satisfaction With Life Scale, ranging from 5 (worst) to 25 (best) points (10), Portuguese version (11).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Affects

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in well-being outcome measure Positive Affects assessed by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), ranging from 10 (worst) to 50 (best) points (12), Portuguese version (13).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Affects

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in well-being outcome measure Negative Affects assessed by Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), ranging from 10 (best) to 50 (worst) points (12), Portuguese version (13).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Depressive Status

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in well-being outcome measure Depressive Status assessed by the Short Form of Geriatric Depression Scale, ranging from 0 (best) to 15 (worst) points (14), Portuguese version (15).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Balance

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Physical Fitness outcome measure Balance assessed by the Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, ranging from 0 (worst) to 40 (best) points (16, 17).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Agility

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Physical Fitness outcome measure Agility and Balance assessed by Timed Up and Go test (18).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Coordination

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Physical Fitness outcome measure Coordination assessed by an adapted form for older adults of the "Rhythm Test de Evaluación de la Habilidad Motora" from Ortega and Blázquez, ranging from 3 (worst) to 12 (best) points (19) while counting backward by one from 100.

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Rhythm perception and reproduction

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in rhythm perception and reproduction assessed by an adapted form for older adults of the "Rhythm Test of Batterie d'évaluations des fonctions neuro-psychomotrices", ranging from 0 (worst) to 6 (best) points (20)(21).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

• Body Awareness

  Change from Baseline, between and within groups comparison, in Body Awareness assessed by the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (22), ranging from 0 (worst) to 165 (best) points, Portuguese version (23).

  [ 0, 12 weeks]

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Creative Dance group

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group intervention will attend the creative dance program. The program integrates 3 sessions / week of 60 minutes on alternated days.

Other: Active Dance Program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will maintain the usually daily activities, not attending any exercise program. After study end, the control group will have the opportunity to participate on an exercise program.

Interventions

Active Dance Program OTHER

All Creative Dance sessions comprised five phases: 1) opening ritual (5 min), in which participants will be welcomed and will be informed about the objectives and structure of the session; 2) warm-up (15 min), in which body muscle groups will be activated through the introduction of basics elements of movement; 3) main phase (30 min), will be proposed individual, pair and group activities, in order to achieve the objectives described above. This phase will end with a choreography composition; 4) cool-down (5 min) with stretching and physiological parameters normalization; and 5) ending ritual (5 min), in which the participants will be invented to share their sessions' experience and they will fill a sheet with attendance, exercise intensity perception (Borg Scale) and satisfaction's (Caregiver Treatment Satisfaction questionnaire).

Experimental Creative Dance group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants aged ≥60 years;
• Community-dwelling older adults living independently.

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination) (11);
• Presence of motor impairment, neurological problems or diseases compromising the program participation;
• Participation in regular physical exercise during the previous 6 months;
• Unavailability to participate in the program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Évora: lead
• Departamento de Desporto e Saúde, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal: collaborator
• Comprehensive Health Research Center: collaborator
• Horizon 2020 - Portugal 2020 (ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-000007 - Project: ESACA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ana Cruz-Ferreira

Evora, 7000-645, Portugal

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Ana Cruz-Ferreira, PhD

  University of Évora

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2020
• First Posted: March 17, 2020
• Study Start: March 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2020
• Study Completion: June 30, 2020
• Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PT (1)