Effects of Dance and Tai Chi on Balance and Wellbeing on Healthy Adults

NCT06294080 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: DfH2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the proposed randomised controlled study is to compare the effects and efficacy between a dance, a Tai Chi and a waiting list control group intervention over an eight-week period on physical functions and mental benefits among non-clinical adults aged between 18 and 59. The study's primary outcome is mental wellbeing and secondary parameters are physical functional and mood. A tertiary outcome will examine how the physical and mental parameters change during the learning and practice phases

Conditions

General Population

Keywords

Balance; Well-being; Leg strength; Mood

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Well-being

  Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. The total score is obtained by summing the score for each of the 14 items. The scoring range for each item is from 1 - 5 and the total score is from 14-70. Higher scores indicate greater positive mental wellbeing.

  Week 1, week 4 and week 8

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Leg strength

  Week 1, week 4 and week 8

• Balance

  Week 1, week 4 and week 8

• Mood

  30 minutes pre and post each dance and Tai Chi intervention session up to 9 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Dance

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be provided with three dance genre options to choose from, ballroom dance, street dance/Hip-pop and ballet, and the most-voted genre will be delivered. Dance sessions are instructed twice a week for eight weeks. Every session lasts 45-60 minutes, containing 5-10 minutes of warm-up and 35-55 minutes of learning or practicing. In the first four weeks, a short dance sequence will be taught and in the following four weeks, participants will mainly practicing the learnt sequence along with music.

Other: Dance

Tai Chi

EXPERIMENTAL

The Tai Chi Group will be given the essential 18-form of Chen's style Tai Chi Chuan. Each session lasts 45-60 minutes, twice a week for 8 weeks. Every session contains 5-10 minutes of warm-up, 5 minutes of standing exercise (站桩) with calming music, and 30-45 minutes of learning or practicing. In the first 8 sessions, 15 forms will be taught in total, averagely two forms are taught every session. In the next 8 sessions, participants will practise the complete 18-form repeatedly following the lead of an instructor with background music. Each repetition takes approximately 2 minutes 20 seconds. Apart from movements, the Taoism philosophy as the origin of Tai Chi will also be embedded during the intervention

Other: Tai Chi

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will be told to maintain their usual lifestyle and only attend for physical assessments

Interventions

Dance OTHER

Exercise intervention

Dance

Tai Chi OTHER

Exercise intervention

Tai Chi

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 59 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• healthy male and female adults of any ethnicity aged from 18 to 59
• no chronic medical conditions and
• no physical injuries in the past 3 months that could potentially affect physical activities

You may not qualify if:

• participants who are currently engaging in regular dance or Tai Chi classes
• currently has a chronic disease or acute illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Wolverhampton: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Wolverhampton

Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3BD, United Kingdom

Location

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Tai Ji

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Central Study Contacts

Matthew Wyon, PhD

CONTACT

01902323144; m.wyon@wlv.ac.uk

Tracey Devonport, PhD

CONTACT

01902323113; t.devonport@wlv.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Data collection carried out by RAs blinded to participants' group allocation Statistician blinded to the group and test parameters
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor Exercise Physiology

Model Details: Random Controlled Trial: Blind

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2024
• First Posted: March 5, 2024
• Study Start: September 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2024
• Study Completion: January 1, 2025
• Last Updated: March 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: available 3-months post publication for 5-years
• Access Criteria: Open access promoted through publication and research centre website

Locations

GB (1)