Dancing for Parkinson’s disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson's disease; Neurological - Parkinson's disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000520538
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will have been clinically diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, be aged 20 to 85 years, male or female, Stage I - IV modified Hoehn and Yarh scale were included.
(mild to moderate impairment) and be without cognitive deficits (scores <24 on Mini Mental State Examination). People will need to be independently mobile and able to travel to the dance venue to be included. They will not receive any money for attending.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they are unable to walk six metres with assistance or gait aid or if they have pain. They will also be excluded if they have cognitive impairment as defined as a score of less than 24 on the Mini Mental Examination test, any neurological disease other than Parkinson's. Individuals who are unable to understand written and spoken English will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome for this trial is feasibility, which includes four specific sub types. <br><br>FEASIBILITY. The specific feasibility outcomes comprised (i) the number of people agreeing to participate in the dancing classes, (ii) the number who completed all pre-tests and follow up tests, (iii) compliance with each of the dancing classes and home programs and (iv) the number of adverse events. [Feasibility outcomes were assessed in different time points:<br>(i) the number of people agreeing to participate in the dancing classes - Recruitment and admission phases <br>(ii) the number who completed all pre-tests and follow up tests - Before intervention and after discharge <br>(iii) compliance with each of the dancing classes and home programs - During the eight weeks of intervention<br>(iv) the number of adverse events - During the eight weeks of intervention]