Women Exercising, Active, and Learning Together 2.0

NCT06785025 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRBAM-24-106201
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of a 6 week dance fitness intervention has on reducing objective, physiological stress in women between the ages of 30 and 60. It will also learn about its ability to improve mental and psychological health outcomes. The main questions is aims to answer is : 1) To what extent can a 6-week dance fitness intervention improve the health of women? 2) Are intervention effects sustained 4 weeks after the intervention has ended? Researchers will compare the intervention condition to a waitlist control condition. Participants will: 1) complete baseline assessments, 2) complete a six week dance fitness program or complete their usual routine for six weeks, 3) complete immediate post-intervention assessments, and 4) complete follow-up assessments four weeks after the post-intervention assessments.

Conditions

Stress; Depression Secondary to Other Disease; Anxiety; Physical Activity

Keywords

dance; intervention; women; group fitness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Physiologic Stress

  The primary outcome variable of physiologic stress will be assessed through markers in saliva. Samples will be collected using the non-invasive commercially available Salimetrics polyester Oral Swab (SOS) technology (Salimetrics, CA, USA), which has been validated for salivary hormone, sIgA, and alpha-amylase measurements. Immediately after waking up but before getting out of bed, participants will be asked to place one SOS under their tongue for 3 minutes before returning it to the provided vial. Immediately after the first timed saliva collection, participants will be asked to place a second SOS pad under their tongue until full saliva saturation is obtained.

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Depression

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

• Anxiety

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

• Social Health

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

• Perceived Stress

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

• Body Image

  From enrollment to the end of the follow-up period at week 10

Other Outcomes (1)

• Intervention Compliance

  From enrollment to the end of the immediate intervention period at week 6

Study Arms (2)

Dance Fitness Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will attend 2 30-minute group-based, dance fitness classes per week for 6 weeks.

Behavioral: Group-Based Dance Fitness Intervention

Waitlist Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in the waitlist control group will receive no intervention and perform their usual routine. These participants will be given access to dance fitness classes after all data collection has been completed.

Interventions

Group-Based Dance Fitness Intervention BEHAVIORAL

This group-based intervention will be conducted with women only. Women enrolled in the study and assigned to the intervention condition will complete 2 30-minute classes per week for 6 weeks. All classes will be held on a university campus and take place during the lunch hour (12:30-1pm). All classes will be led by a certified group fitness leader who is a member of the research team.

Dance Fitness Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: This study is only including individuals who identify as a female.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• age 30-60
• body mass index \>18
• employed at Louisiana State University
• female

You may not qualify if:

• males
• age \<18 or \>60
• students at Louisiana State University
• Not employed at Louisiana State University
• body mass index \<18

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Louisiana State University and A&M College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Louisiana State University, School of Kinesiology, Huey P. Long Field House

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70803, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavior

Study Officials

• Ryan M Hulteen, PhD

  Louisiana State University A&M

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Group 1 will receive access to a 6-week dance fitness intervention (2 classes per week for 30 minutes per class). Group 2 will be a waitlist control condition who will perform their usual routine, but get access to dance fitness classes after all data has been collected.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 15, 2025
• First Posted: January 20, 2025
• Study Start: January 21, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 14, 2025
• Study Completion: May 14, 2025
• Last Updated: September 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)