Technology-mediated Dance: Impact on Psychossocial, Physical, and Cognitive Functions of the Old
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 70
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Gait velocity
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate whether a technology-mediated dance impacts on psychosocial, physical and cognitive functions of the old adults when compared to usual activities.
详细描述
This study aims to investigate whether a technology-mediated dance impacts on psychosocial, physical, and cognitive functions of old adults when compared to usual activities. It will have two arms one of which will receive a dance mat and perform dance sessions for 8 weeks, while the other group will continue their usual activities. Participants will be assessed for psychosocial, physical, and cognitive aspects at baseline, end of the intervention, and at 3 months follow-up.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •People living independently in the community
- •65 years old or older
- •With no cognitive impairment defined based on the 6-item cognitive decline test [4]
- •Independent at walking without walking aids
- •Access to a personal computer and internet
- •For older adults unable to use a computer, a patient or carer with digital literacy needs to be identified for the older adult to enter the study.
排除标准
- •Reporting cardiovascular pathology that limits the performance of the dance or dizziness or imbalance prior to using the mat
结局指标
主要结局
Gait velocity
时间窗: At 3 months follow up
Assessed using the gait velocity test, i.e., the velocity of gait when walking in a straight line for 4 meters; it is measured in meters per second.
次要结局
- Balance(At 3 months follow up)
- Cognitive functioning(At 3 months follow up)
- Pain intensity(At 3 months follow up)
- Quality of life(At 3 months follow up)
- Loneliness(At 3 months follow up)
- Health status(At 3 months follow up)
- Self-efficacy(At 3 months follow up)
- Social support(At 3 months follow up)
研究者
Anabela G Silva
Assistant Professor
Aveiro University