The health-related benefits of country line dancing in community-dwelling older women with functional impairment: A double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial

Completed

• Conditions: Ageing; Functional impairment; Other - Research that is not of generic health relevance and not applicable to specific health categories listed above

• Registration Number: ACTRN12605000472673
• Lead Sponsor: I

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Community residents, self reported disability or limitation in daily function, ambulating without use of assistive device, no medical conditions or physical or cognitive limitations that would prohibit them from understanding instructions and participating in country line dancing and stretching safely, has no pain or discomfort experience during one hour of weight bearing, and do not exercise on a regular basis (ie < twice per week exercise).

Exclusion Criteria

Are those who experienced pain or discomfort during 1-hour exercise or weight-bearing activities, presents with medical conditions that may prohibit them from understanding instructions and participating in country line dancing and stretching safely, and regular exercises > once per week.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall exercise capacity using the 6-minute walk test[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength (using 1-repitition-maximum with free weight).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Flexibility (using goniometry and hand-held dynamometer for passive joint ranges).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Lower limb function (Short Physical Performance Battery).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Static and dynamic balance (tandem and one-legged stance times, and tandem walk forward test respectively).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Quality of life (SF-36 health survey).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (Functional Status survey).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Self efficacy (Self Efficacy for Exercise).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.];Depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression scale).[Before intervention and within 2 weeks post intervention.]