Digital Dance for People With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease

• Registration Number: NCT04942392
• Lead Sponsor: Umeå University

Brief Summary

Dance as a treatment to support physical, cognitive and emotional functioning, has gained increased acceptance as a healthcare intervention for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been far reaching with devastating effects for at-risk populations. To find alternative and safe treatment delivery options during the pandemic has been of outmost importance.

This mixed-methods, feasibility study on digital for people with Parkinson's Disease aimed to investigate: (1) the feasibility and safety of a digital home-based dance intervention for people with PD; (2) change in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue; and (3) the experience of digital dance for people with PD.

Twenty-three participants partook in 10 weekly digital dance classes at home via zoom. Feasibility outcomes measures were administered at post-test. Pre-post changes in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue were measured, as well as the experience of digital dance via focus groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-04
• Primary Completion: 2020-12-03
• Study Completion: 2020-12-03
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-reported diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
• Participant in Dance for PD at Balettakademien, Stockholm, Sweden

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility outcome measures	Assessed at post-test	The following feasibility outcome measures were assessed: (a) Technical and safety issues, (b) Compliance and motivation, (c) Self-assessed improvement in physical function, wellbeing and cognitive function and (d) The importance of dance as an artistic and creative activity.; Each feasibility outcome measure was assessed via a 5-point Likert scale ranging from (1=very unsatisfactory, 5=very satisfactory), (1=not motivated, 5=very motivated), (1=noticeable worsening, 5=noticeable improvement) or (1=not meaningful, 5=very meaningful). Furthermore, each feasibility outcome measure had an open-ended question connected to it in order to capture any details related that feasibility domain. Two open-ended questions regarding positive and negative aspects of digital dancing were also included.; For each feasibility outcome measure, a criterion of success was developed in order to judge the the success rate of these feasibility outcome measures.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression and anxiety	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Severity of depression and anxiety symptoms measured by Hospital Anxiety Depression scale Anxiety score: 0-21 higher score indicate more anxiety Depression score: 0-21 higher score indicate more depression
Quality of life (QoL) Summary index	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39), Summary index: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems.; Furthermore, scores on the following subscales were assessed: * Mobility score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Activity of Daily Living score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Emotional well being score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Stigma score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Social support score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Cognition score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Communication score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems; * Bodily discomfort score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) - Bodily discomfort	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Bodily discomfort score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Communication	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Communication score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Cognition	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale:Cognition score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Social support	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Social support score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Stigma	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Stigma score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Emotional well being	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Emotional well being score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) Activity of Daily Living	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale: Activity of Daily Living score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Quality of life (QoL) - Mobility	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ39).; Subscale Mobility score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more problems
Fatigue	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Fatigue measured by Checklist Individual Strength Questionnaire (CIS). Total score: 20-140
Subjective cognitive complaints	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Improvement on subjective memory complaints measured by Prospective Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). Total score: 16-80 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints prospective score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints retrospective score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints short term score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints long term score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints self cued score: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints environmentally cued: 0-100 higher scores indicate more cognitive complaints
Mental fatigue	12 weeks (pretest - posttest)	Two questions from the Mental Fatigue Scale were used to measure mental fatigue (item 3) and recovery (item 4). Answers were given on a 7-point Likert scale.
Experience and meaning of digital dance for people with PD	Assessed at post-test	Two focus group interviews were conducted to examine the broader experience of digital dance for people with PD.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Balettakademien; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden