A study to check effects of dance therapy on fall prevention, depression and overall physical activity in older adults
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/024015
- Lead Sponsor
- Ashok and Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 60 years or over
Both male and female
Cognitively intact which de�ned as a minimum score of 24 points on MMSE
Exclusion Criteria
Patients having previous stroke with severe neurological impairment
Progressive neurological disease
Severe visual de�ciency
Dizziness or vertigo for more than 3 months
Any acute pain and an inability to maintain a standing position even with the use of a walking aid or other device
Any illness that the physician considers as an exercise contraindication example: stable angina or acute coronary disease
Severe orthopaedic conditions that would prohibit exercise
TUG score more than 20 point
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression (Geriatric Depression Scale- Gujarati version) <br/ ><br>BalanceBEST(Balance Evaluation Systems Test) scale for balance affection and PASE(Physical Activity Scale for Elderly) scale for physical activity. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Before and after 5 weeks of intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method nilTimepoint: nil