Telematic Dance Intervention on Quality of Life of Older

Effectiveness of a Telematic Dance Intervention on the Quality of Life of Older People: Randomized Clinical Trial

The aim of this study is to analyse the effectiveness of a telematic dance intervention on the quality of life of older people.

This project is a controlled, randomized clinical trial. 54 people (Intervention Group, n=27; Control Group, n=27) between the ages of 60-80 will participate in the study.

Intervention Group participants will perform a 3-month telematic dance program based on choreographic work. The participants shall be measured 3 times, at baseline, post-intervention, and at 6-month post-intervention follow-up. Aside from the quality of life, variables of balance, risk of falling, number of falls, level of physical activity, mood, functionality, comorbidity, and quadriceps strength will also be measured.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Aging Well
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Telematic dance program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Valencia, Spain, 46009
    • University of Valencia - Faculty of Physiotherapy

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 60 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 60-80.
• Owning a device that can connect to internet to visualize videos and do videocalls, in case a session to resolve doubts is necessary.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with degenerative or cognitive pathologies
• Subjects with severe visual deficiencies.
• Subjects with any acute pain.
• Subjects with inability to stand.
• Subjects with any medical contraindication to exercise (cardiovascular risk factors).
• Subjects incapable of managing telematic devices to follow the sessions.
• Subjects who refuse to sign the informed consent.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group; Intervention Group participants will perform a 3-month telematic dance program based on choreographic work, 2 times per week	Behavioral: Telematic dance program; Telematic dance program The dance program will consist of 24 sessions distributed twice a week for a total period of 3 months. Each session will include: A) Warm up: It will consist of analytical and global movements of increasing intensity and stretching exercises. It will also involve body awareness and motor control exercises. B) Choreography part: the participants must follow and learn the choreographies. Intensity ranges shall vary between low and moderate. (3-4 in Borg's Modified Scale (0-10)). C) Cool down: It will consist of global movements of decreasing intensity, stretching, breathing, and relaxing exercises.
No Intervention: Control group; Control group will follow their daily routine without added exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Changes in quality of Life	Changes produced by a 3-month telematic dance program related to quality of life (EuroQol 5 Dimensions - 3 levels Index, 0 to 1 point, higher values = better outcome).	0-3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Adherence	Measurement of adherence (expressed in % of assistance to the 24 sessions) to the 3-month telematic dance program.	0-3 months
Body composition	Changes on body composition (measured by bioimpedance in %) generated by 3-month telematic dance program	0-3 months
Balance	Changes on balance produced by a 3-month dance program measured by Timed Up and Go Test (measured in seconds) and one single leg stance test (measured in seconds).	0-3 months
Fear of falling	Changes on fear of falling measured by Falls Efficacy Scale-International (16 items measured by 4 point Lickert scale; 1= not worried, 4= very worried, (0-64)), and number of falls (retractive, 3 previous months and prospective, 3 following months).	0-3 months
Level of physical activity	Changes in the level of physical activity measured by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (expressed in minutes) produced by a 3-month telematic dance program	0-3-6 months
Mood	Changes in mood measured by the Mood Evaluation Scale (16 items measured in Likert scales (0-10)) produced by a 3-month telematic dance program.	0-3-6 months
Functionality	Changes in functionality and independence measured by Barthel Index (0 to 100 points, < 60 dependence, higher values = better outcome) produced by a 3-month telematic dance program.	0-3 months
Knee extension isometric strength	Changes produced in knee extension isometric strength measured with dynamometer (N) by a 3-month telematic dance program	0-3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Valencia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Francisco Martínez-Arnau, PhD, Universitat de Valencia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 11, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 30, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 27, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 22, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): December 23, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 28, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2021
• Last Verified: September 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: older; dance; muscle strenght; quality of life
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1493554

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No