Impact of Dance Therapy on Parkinson's Disease
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Effect of ballroom dancing classes on motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease.
研究概览
简要总结
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects ability of individuals to perform unconscious learned motor tasks, affects quality of life and has been associated with depression. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of dance therapy on motor performance, quality of life and depression in PD patients, by comparing certain symptoms between a group of subjects with PD who undergo ballroom dancing classes and a control group of subjects with PD. The investigators will assess mental status, severity of PD, quality of life and depression using rating scales. Subjects will be randomized to intervention and control group. Intervention group will participate in dance therapy for 12 weeks and will be examined at 12 and 20 weeks. Control group will be examined at same time intervals. Classes will follow a curriculum designed by Arthur Murray Dance Studio Staff. The investigators do not anticipate significant risk for participants.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •18 years and older, both males and females, all races and all ethnicities
- •Idiopathic Parkinson's disease diagnosed using United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Society brain bank diagnostic criteria
- •Mild to moderate disease severity (Stage 2 to 3 on the Modified Hoehn and Yahr scale)
- •Stable medication regimen for a minimum of 1 month before testing
- •Ability to ambulate independently without using a walking aid
- •Ability to give informed consent
排除标准
- •Prior enrollment in a dancing class during the last 6 months
- •Presence of another neurological or medical disorder likely to affect gait or causing frequent falls (rheumatologic/orthopedic disease, stroke, myelopathy, severe neuropathy)
- •Significant cognitive decline (MMSE ≤ 24)
- •Visual deficit
- •Hearing deficit that impairs music perception
- •Psychotic symptoms
- •Symptomatic heart disease
- •Depression associated with suicidal ideation
研究组 & 干预措施
intervention
group of patients receiving ballroom dancing classes
干预措施: Ballroom Dancing Classes (Behavioral)
control
group of patients who will not receive dancing classes.
结局指标
主要结局
Effect of ballroom dancing classes on motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease.
时间窗: 3 and 5 months
The improvement in participant's motor function will be measured by the UPRS III score. The aim is to detect an 18-20% difference in UPDRS III scores among the two groups.
次要结局
- Effect of ballroom dancing classes on quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease.(3 and 5 months)
- Effect of ballroom dancing classes on depression in patients with Parkinson's disease.(3 and 5 months)