Effects of a Dance and Walking Program for People With Parkinson's Disease

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Completed

• Conditions: Parkinson Disease
• Interventions: Other: Dance Program; Other: Walking Program

• Registration Number: NCT03370315
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brief Summary

Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized as progressive and neurodegenerative, is one of the most frequent neurological diseases of the present time. Patients with PD present motor impairment, such as muscle stiffness, rest tremor, slow movements, postural instability, and gait and balance alterations; And non-motor factors, such as cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders, depressive symptoms, and a consequent decrease in quality of life (QL). Dance can be an important tool for the complementary treatment of these patients, when added to traditional drug therapies and physiotherapies. Thus, the present study aims to verify the effects of a program of dance and walking in gait and QL of 38 adults with PD, divided in two groups, and to compare the aspects of functionality, dynamic stability, kinematics and QL. The data collection instruments will be a personal data sheet of the patients, the Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H\&Y), the Rehabilitation Index (RI), the motor part of the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS III), the Timed Up ang Go test (TUG), the kinematic analysis of walking and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0 will be used to analyze the data, using the Wilcoxon test for non-parametric data and the paired t-test for parametric data, in order to compare pre and post intervention data. The significance level adopted for both tests will be p \<0.05. It is expected that a program of 24 sessions of dance classes will be as or more effective than a program of 24 walking sessions for the gait quality and QL for the participants of the study.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-07-01
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12-05
• Study First Submitted: 2017-12-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-12-07
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Both sex;
• Equal to or more than 50 years old;
• Parkinson Disease in regular medical treatment and follow-up;
• Illness diagnosis equal to or more than one year;
• H&Y scale between one and three;
• Able to walk independently or with a walking stick.

Exclusion Criteria

• More than six absences in dance class or in the walking training (25%);
• Start a new activity parallel to the project;
• Risk factors: Recent surgeries, Deep brain stimulation surgery (DBS), Other associated neurological diseases or other chronic diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Dance Group	Dance Program	This group will be undergo dance classes two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Dance classes inspired by the rhythm of Forró and Samba.
Walking Group	Walking Program	This group will be undergo walking training two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Walking program with 3 different moments.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change in functional mobility	Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention	The functional mobility will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test. This first outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The change in the gait specific parameters	Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention	The gait specific parameters will be assessed using the BTS SMART DX 7000. This secondary outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.
The change in Quality of Life	Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention	Quality of Life will be assessed using Parkinsons' Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The Quality of Life questionnaire will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39) measures patients' quality of life through 39 questions. The instrument is divided into eight dimensions: mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication and bodily discomfort. In total, patients answer 39 questions that should be noted among five response options: "never," "rarely," "sometimes," "often" or "always."
The change in motor symptoms	Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention	Motor symptoms will be assessed using Unified Parkinsons' Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The motor symptoms will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. We will use the Part III of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS III), which measures the motor symptoms of the disease. Part III of the UPDRS is composed of 14 items, covering questions 18 to 31 of the scale. Each item has 5 response options that add up to 0 to 4 points, how bigger is the total score on the scale; greater is the patient's motor impairment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil