Improvement in Cognitive and Motor Functions of Healthy Older Adults Following a Dance Program Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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• Conditions: Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Normal elderly, Lewy body dementia, Cerebrovascular disease, Cerebral infarction, Cerebral contusion, Cerebral hemorrhage, Aftereffect of cerebral hemorrhage, Basilar artery occlusion, Cerebral arteriosclerosis, Multiple cerebral infarction, Cerebral atrophy, Vascular dementia, Chronic subdural hematoma, Parkinson' s disease, Parkinsonian syndrome, Bone and joint disease, Osteoporosls, Chronic articular rheumatism, Hemiparesis, Diabetes, Disuse syndrome, Locomotive Syndrome, Sarcopenia and frailty.

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000038740
• Lead Sponsor: RIKE

Brief Summary

We conducted a single-blind randomized controlled trial with 90 healthy older adults who were randomly assigned into the Nordic walking (aerobic exercise), dance (dual-task training with aerobic exercise), or control group. We found that both exercise intervention groups showed improvements in executive function, while the dance group showed additional improvement in global cognitive function. The dance group showed a higher maximum gait speed and more significant improvement in imitation ability.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-29
• Study Completion: 2020-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) Dementia, heart disease and respiratory disease. 2) Blind, full deafness. 3) Regular exercise or training at least once a week. 4) Cannot walk for 45 minutes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified