Effects of Ballroom Dance on Physical Fitness and Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 24
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change From Baseline in Reaction time at 6 Months
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults. Body composition, handgrip test, standing long jump test, step test, one-legged stance balance test, and reaction time (RT) test were assessed before and after 6 months (T6) of dance practice. RT was re-evaluated after 4 months (T10).
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •dance practice (dance average years = 11 years)
Exclusion Criteria
- •functional inabilities
- •cardiovascular diseases
- •prosthesis
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change From Baseline in Reaction time at 6 Months
Time Frame: baseline, 6 months and 10 months
reaction time was assessed with the subject seating with the arm resting on a table in a comfortable position and then catches the apparatus as quickly as possible after it begins to fall. The fall distance was measured and it was converted into a reaction time (in milliseconds) using the formula for a body falling under the influence of gravity (d 5 1⁄2gt2), where d is distance, g is acceleration due to gravity, and t is time.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
prof. Gian Pietro Emerenziani
Professor
University Magna Graecia