Effects of Dance on the Turning Characteristics of Patients With Parkinson's Disease

May 17, 2022 updated by: Aline Nogueira Haas, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

The Effects of Dance on the Turning Characteristics of Patients With Parkinson's Disease During the Timed up and Go Test

The proposed control intervention trial, aims to analyse the effects of Dance in the turning characteristics in patients with Parkinson Disease (PD) using three- dimensional (3D) analysis during the timed up and go (TUG) test.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Experimental Design: control intervention non-randomized trial. Search Location: University of Wolverhaptom, Walsall Campus, United Kingdom; Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Participants: 15 adults aged between 50 and 80 years, with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD, staging between 1 and 4 of the Hoehn & Yahr Scale, recruited from Dance for Parkinson's Projects, West-Midlands County, United Kingdom, and from Parkinson's UK (United Kingdom).

Interventions: Dance intervention for 3 months, 2 times/week (1 instructor lecture session and 1 home session following a prepared video), 2 hours per week. Controls, not alter their personal lifestyle, but undergo the same testing as the exercise intervention group.

Outcomes: clinical-functional parameters (number of steps and total time of the 180 turning phase of the Timed up and go Test - TUG - and biomechanics parameter - girdle dissociation) Data Analysis: Data will be described by average values and standard deviation values. All statistical analyses will be carried out using SPSS version 23, and Microsoft Excel Program version 16.44. The significance level is set at p<0.05. The Cohen's d is going to be used to predict effect interpreted as small d= 0.2, medium d=0.5, and large d=0.8, and 95% confidence intervals were presented.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

15

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

  • Brazil
    • RS
      • Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 90440-140
        • Aline Nogueira Haas
  • United Kingdom
    • West Midlands
      • Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom, WS1 3BD
        • University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus

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

50 years to 80 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of PD according to the London Brain Bank Criteria;
  • Able to understand the verbal instructions for the tests and to walk;
  • Or attempt to walk independently with no walking aid.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent surgeries,
  • Deep brain stimulation (DBS);
  • Severe heart diseases, uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction within a period of less than one year;
  • Fitted with a pacemaker;
  • Prostheses in the lower limbs;
  • Stroke or other associated neurological diseases.

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: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Dance
Dance intervention for 3 months, 2 times/week (1 instructor lecture session and 1 home session following a prepared video), 2 hours per week. Dance is a safe and effective form of activity, which has been used in PD population (Delabary et al., 2017; Sharp and Hewitt, 2014). Participants take part in a dance class specifically for people with PD lead by a qualified dance instructor. The dance class typically include a warm-up, dance related activities (specific to the genre of the class) and a cool-down.
Other: Dance
The dance program consists of 3 months of dance classes. Classes are specifically designed for people with Parkisnon's and lead by a qualified dance instructor experienced in teaching this population. The in-person dance classes are conducted in an appropriate room with chairs and ballet barres once a week. In addition, the participants received a CD containing a video of the recorded dance routine to be performed at home once a week. The class typically included a warm-up (10-15 min.), barre ballet exercises (10-15 min.), general dance-related activities (15-20 min), and a cool-down (10-15 min).
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Control Group
Controls, not alter their personal lifestyle, but undergo the same testing as the exercise intervention group.
Other: No intervention
Controls, not alter their personal lifestyle, but will undergo the same testing as the exercise intervention group.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
180 turning phase of the Timed up and go Test (TUG)
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
The beginning of the turning phase started from the last heel-strike of the regular straight line walking pattern. The end of the turn was the final heel-off at the end of the turning motion, where the participant was ambulating in the opposite direction and prior to the cyclic straight line gait pattern resuming. The exact time points were taken from the peak anterior-posterior linear velocity of the lower leg data corresponding with the specific heel-strike and heel-off instances. The number of steps and the total time taken to complete the 180 turning phase of the TUG test were measured.
Change from baseline at 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Girdle dissociation
Time Frame: Change from baseline at 3 months
The girdle dissociation is a selected biomechanics parameter. To obtain the value for the girdle dissociation, the difference between the orientation of the pelvis and the affected shoulder in the transverse plane, was calculated for each data point throughout the 180 turning phase of the TUG test. The range between the maximum and minimum dissociation angles was reported and further analysed.
Change from baseline at 3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Collaborators

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.
University of Wolverhampton

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

December 10, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 28, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

November 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 25, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 17, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 33547920.9.0000.5347
  • 12/18/NH/UOW (REGISTRY: CAAE number)

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

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