Dancing for Better Aging: Evaluating the Impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT) Program for Older Adults

Aging Clinical Trial

Official title:

Dancing for Better Aging: Evaluating the Impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy Program for Older Adults Through an Empirical Research Approach

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02455258
• Other study ID #: CRIUGM
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 31, 2015
• Last updated: July 26, 2016
• Start date: March 2015
• Est. completion date: April 2016

Study information

• Verified date: July 2016
• Source: Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to empirically evaluate the impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy program adapted to older adults. Participants over 60 years old are enrolled in one of three groups: Dance/Movement Therapy, Aerobic Exercise or Waiting List (control group) for 12 weeks. The training groups occur 3 times a week for 1 hour each session. Physical condition, cognitive function, general health and lifestyle, and stress hormones are assessed at baseline, after 12 weeks and after 28 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 75
• Est. completion date: April 2016
• Est. primary completion date: April 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 60 years and older

• sedentary or moderately sedentary (less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week)

• have not participated in another similar study in the last year

• have not been exposed to a dance or dance/movement therapy program in the past year

• are not in a wheelchair

• have not had surgery in the past year

• have not smoked in the past 5 years

• do not consume more than 2 glasses a day of alcohol

• are not in treatment for major depression

Exclusion Criteria:

• progressive neurological disorder

• unstable medical conditions (unstable cardio illness in the past 6 months, cardiac or thyroid troubles or pituitary gland illness)

• contraindication for moderate physical activity (major orthopaedic limitations)

• suspicion of cognitive problems (score of 24 or less on the Mini-Mental State Examination)

• large uncorrected perceptual limits

• treatment of hormone therapy

• uncontrolled hearing loss

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aging

Intervention

Other:
• Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT)
Each DMT session follows a similar structure of Opening, Warm up, Development, Cool Down and Closure. Various themes dedicated to an aging population are addressed by the supervising dance/movement therapist through movement activities and using support material (i.e., props, music). This group is provided in a group setting of maximum 10 participants at a time and occurs 3 times per week for 1 hour each session over the course of 12 weeks.
• Aerobics Exercise (AE)
The aerobics exercise program is composed of warm up exercises followed by cardiovascular training on a recumbent bicycle. The intensity is set and progressively increased using each participants' individualized maximal aerobic power obtained in the baseline VO2 evaluation. This program respects the recommendations made by the American College of Sports Medicine and their adaptations for aging populations. Each session is supervised by a kinesiologist with 2 participants at a time. The training occurs 3 times per week for 1 hour each session over the course of 12 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	IUGM	Montreal	Quebec

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Z-score change on Cognitive Functioning	Assessment of executive functions, processing speed and memory	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	SF-12	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	Lubbens Social Network Scale	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	Mental Health Continuum	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	State-Trait Anxiety Inventory	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Psychological Condition	Depression Scale	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Dietary Screener Questionnaire		0,12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)		0,12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Brief Pain Inventory		0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence ( ICIQ-UI)	Urinary Incontinence	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Functioning	Timed up and go	0,12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Functioning	10m walk	0,12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Functioning	Grip strength	0,12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Condition	VO2 peak	0, 12 and 28 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Condition	Bone density scanning (DEXA)	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Condition	BMI	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Condition	Rockport walking aerobic fitness test	0, 12 and 28 weeks	No
Secondary	Z-score change on Physical Condition	Anthropometric measures composite	0,12 and 28 weeks	No