A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Comparing Irish Set Dancing to Usual Care for People With Parkinson's Disease

May 30, 2016 updated by: Joanne Shanahan, University of Limerick

Primary aim is to conduct a pilot trial to determine:

  1. The feasibility and efficiency of randomisation procedures and study design
  2. If recruitment rates are sufficient to adequately power a larger trial

The secondary aim is to determine the efficiency of set dancing in comparison to a control for people with Patkinson's disease.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

90

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Ireland
    • Munster
      • Limerick, Munster, Ireland
        • University of Limerick

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have a diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (Hackney et al 2007; Marchant et al 2010), stage 1-2.5 on the modified Hoeln and Yahr scale for staging of Parkinson's disease (Batson 2010)
  • Able to walk three meters with an assistive device
  • Over 18 years of age
  • Not pregnant
  • Have access to a computer/DVD player to allow them to participate in the home exercise programme

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A serious cardiovascular and/or pulmonary condition (Lodder et al 2004)
  • A neurological deficit other than Parkinson's disease (Batson 2010; Marchant et al 2010)
  • Evidence of a musculoskeletal problem (Duncan and Earhart 2012), contraindicating participation in exercise participation(Lodder et al 2004)
  • A cognitive or hearing problem which will affect their ability to follow instructions or hear the music (Batson 2010)
  • Participated in regular dance classes in the past six months (Marchant et al 2010)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Dance group
Participants allocated to this group will continue with their usual care and participate in a set dancing class.
Other: Dance group

Participants will attend ten weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and half hours. Family members will be invited to partner each participant with Parkinson's disease during the class. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the classes.

Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve chair based exercises, mental rehearsal, listening music, watching a dance DVD and practicing dance material thought in class.
No Intervention: Control group
Participants allocated to this group will act as a control group and continue to receive their usual care only.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of randomization procedures (To assess implementation of randomization procedures)
Time Frame: This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion
This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion
Attrition (To assess dropout rate during the study)
Time Frame: This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion
Attrition rate of ≤ 20% per group will be deemed acceptable
This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion
Intervention adherence (To assess compliance with the dance intervention)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed during the 10 week set dancing intervention
2) Intervention will be considered successful if no adverse effects or safety issues are reported and attendance at classes is ≥70%
This outcome will be assessed during the 10 week set dancing intervention
Recruitment rates (To assess rate, duration and success of recruitment methods)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed over a one year recruitment period
Recruitment considered successful and feasible is 100 participants are recruited in one year
This outcome will be assessed over a one year recruitment period
Resources (To assess availability of personnel and building needed to implement study methodology)
Time Frame: This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion
Document issues regarding availability of personnel or buildings needed to implement study methodology
This outcome measure will be assessed over a 1 year period from study inception to completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Exit Questionnaire (To assess participants satisfaction)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed the week after the intervention period ends.
The exit questionnaire will assess participants' satisfaction with the dance intervention at the end of the study. The questionnaire asks participants if they have noted improvements in different aspects of physical well-being, and allows feedback relating to the structure, material and enjoyment of the dance classes to be gathered. This questionnaire has previously been used in other studies investigating the benefit of dance for those with Parkinson's disease (Hackney and Earhart 2009; Hackney and Earhart 2010).
This outcome will be assessed the week after the intervention period ends.
The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) (To assess change in health related quality of life)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Self-report quality of life questionnaire
This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3 (UPDRS-3) (To assess changes in motor impairment)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Disease specific measure of motor function
This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Six minute walk test (To assess change in functional endurnace)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Measure of functional endurance
This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
MiniBESTest (To asses change in balance)
Time Frame: This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends
Balance measure
This outcome will be assessed within a week before the intervention begins and within a week after the intervention period ends

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Limerick

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Meg E Morris, Prof., Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3086, Australia.

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 5, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

September 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 1, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • ST2

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