Effects of Music and Dance on Cognition, Frailty, and Burden in Elderly Caregivers Living in Rural Communities

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• Conditions: Burden, Dependency; Memory Loss; Cognitive Decline; Frail Elderly Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Health care guidance; Other: Dance

• Registration Number: NCT03068299
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Brief Summary

This research aims to analyze the effects of senior dance on the cognition, frailty, and burden in elderly caregivers of rural communities. This is a randomized clinical trial to be conducted with a sample of 58 elderly caregivers residing in rural communities. Data collection will be performed in the homes of the elderly and/or in the dependencies of the Family Health units (USFs - primary health care systems). They will answer Socio-demographic characterization instrument, ACE-R Battery, and electroencephalography for cognitive evaluation, five Fragility criteria proposed by Fried et al and Zarit Burden Inventory. The dance protocol will be applied to the experimental group (n=29) in the USFs and the control group (n=29) will receive health care, including guidance on health care and practices. The protocols include 24 interventions, 60 minutes each, weekly, during 6 months. Analysis of effects comparisons will be conducted between groups and be comparing baseline with final measurements. Dance intervention is expected to exert important positive effects on all study variables (cognitive performance, fragility assessment, and caregiver burden), compared to the group. The intervention of the control group is expected to exert positive effects on some variables of the study (mainly, caregiver burden).

Detailed Description

Sample Variables above described of 58 participants will be measured. The participants will be randomized to the dance group (experimental) and to the health care guidance group (control). The group will be paired by age, sex, and schooling. This study focused on prevention of cognitive performance decline, frailty and burden.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-03-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-01
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-04
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-01
• Study Completion: 2018-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

1. • Caregivers of elderly registered in Units of Family Health system in rural communities of São Carlos, Brazil.
2. • Over 60 years old.
3. • Living rural area.

Exclusion Criteria

1 - Sufficient sensory or language difficulties that impede the participation of the intervention and the measurement of the variables

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health care guidance	Health care guidance	n=29 participants randomized. Cognition performance, frailty and burden will be measured at baseline and after of interventions (6 months after baseline). Instruments of measurement described in Time Frame.
Dance	Dance	n=29 participants randomized. Cognition performance, frailty and burden will be measured at baseline and after of interventions (6 months after baseline). Instruments of measurement described in Time Frame.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effect of dance on burden	Change from Baseline in Zarit Burden Interview at 6 months.	It is expected Dance exerts important positive effects on burden compared to baseline.
Effects of dance on cognition performance	Change from Baseline in Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination at 6 months.	It is expected Dance exerts important positive effects on cognition performance compared to baseline.
Effects of dance on frailty	Change from Baseline in Fried Frailty Criteria at 6 months.	It is expected Dance exerts important positive effects on frailty compared to baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effects of HCG on burden	Change from Baseline in Zarit Burden Interview at 6 months.	It is expected Health Care Guidance (HCG) exerts important positive effects on burden compared to baseline.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Federal University of São Carlos; 🇧🇷 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil