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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12624000723583
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Evaluating the acceptability of a tailored dance program targeting health and wellbeing in people aged 65+: a pilot trial

niversity of Sydney0 sites40 target enrollmentStarted: June 12, 2024Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Unknown
Status
Not yet recruiting
Enrollment
40

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
65 Years to o limit (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Eligible participants will be community-dwelling people aged 65+ who are able to travel to the dance class location and must not have participated in any dance classes in the past 12 months. Participants must be independently mobile (able to walk 10 metres unaided) but be relatively inactive (less than 90 minutes per week of moderate physical activity).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participants will be excluded if they have self-reported medical conditions precluding exercise (e.g., unstable cardiac disease); insufficient English skills to fully participate; impaired cognition (scoring 4 or less on 8-point Memory Impairment Screen); self-assessed inability to walk 10m unassisted; are physically active for more than 90 min per week; or have participated regularly in dance classes in the past year. Screening for eligibility will be via telephone.

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