Outcomes of Group Dance and Movement Training in Ambulatory MS Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- GroundWorks DanceTheater
- Enrollment
- 6
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Timed Up and Go (TUG)
Overview
Brief Summary
GroundWorks DanceTheater and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to create and offer an initial study of a dance movement-based community program for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The program will address major needs in the MS community including social-emotional well-being, body awareness, and motor function. GroundWorks artists will use a variety of widely accepted movement-based practices with the goal of improving upper and lower body function and overall well-being. By partnering, GroundWorks and Cleveland Clinic hope to encourage more study of the benefits of dance movement-based programming in individuals affected by MS.
Detailed Description
GroundWorks DanceTheater and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to design and implement a pilot study of a dance movement-based community program for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The program is aimed at addressing major needs in the MS community including social-emotional well-being, body awareness, and motor function. GroundWorks artists will use a variety of movement-based practices including personalized tasks and imagery, mirroring, and inscription, with the goal of improving upper and lower extremity function, and well-being. Cleveland Clinic will assist GroundWorks in the selection, monitoring, and testing of the participants. Cleveland Clinic will also take the lead with data management and analysis. By partnering, GroundWorks and Cleveland Clinic hope to create a promising program that will lead to further exploring the impact of dance movement-based programming in individuals affected by MS.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •age 18 to 65 inclusive
- •diagnosis of MS (relapsing or progressive form) based on the revised MacDonald Criteria established by a neurologist
- •self-reported upper and lower extremity dysfunction
- •ability to walk safely without an assistive device (e.g. cane, walker) indoors and outdoors
Exclusion Criteria
- •comorbidity (e.g. cardiac, respiratory, musculoskeletal) representing a contra-indication to the dance movement program
- •exacerbation of MS within the past 60 days
- •severe cognitive impairment
- •clinically significant concern regarding the participant's ability to safely perform study procedures
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Timed Up and Go (TUG)
Time Frame: 4 months
This is a test of functional mobility, commonly used for people with MS. The test measures the time it takes for a person to stand up from a chair, walk 10 feet, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit down.
9 Hole Peg Test (NHPT)
Time Frame: 4 months
This is a widely used test of upper extremity function in people with MS. The test measures the time it takes for a person to pick up 9 pegs individually and place each one in one of 9 holes on a board and then take each one out, one at a time, and place the pegs back in the container.
Secondary Outcomes
- Neuro-QOL Lower Extremity Function (Mobility) - Short Form(4 months)
- Neuro-QOL Positive Affect and Well-Being - Short Form(4 months)
- Neuro-QOL Upper Extremity Function (Fine Motor, ADL) - Short Form(4 months)