Dance Therapy and Obesity

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Dance Therapy on the Functional Capacity of Patients With Advanced Obesity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01451892
• Other study ID #: 10-072
• Secondary ID: 13DPD6_132361/1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 5, 2011
• Last updated: December 12, 2014
• Start date: July 2010
• Est. completion date: February 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2014
• Source: University Hospital, Geneva
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Geneva: University Hospitals
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Title:

The effect of dance-therapy on the functional capacity, body image and quality of life of patients with advanced obesity

Project duration:

33 months (August 2010 to June 2013)

Clinical context:

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions. The gait and balance problems in obese people and the associated decreased functional capacity and risk of falling highlight the need to evaluate the benefits of specific treatments on these problems. Attention should be paid not only to metabolic management but also to the physical rehabilitation required in cases of advanced obesity.

Objectives:

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of dance-therapy on functional capacity (walking ability, postural control and physical activity level), body image and quality of life of patients with advanced obesity.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: February 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Person with obesity (BMI = 30)

• Aged > 18 years old

• Being able to walk 10 meters without a walking aid

Exclusion Criteria:

• Foot ulcer at the moment of data acquisition

• Orthopaedic, surgical or neurological (other than diabetic neuropathy ) problems which af-fect patient's gait

• Non diabetic neuropathy (Charcot, chronic alcohol consumption, thyroid dysfunction)

• Mental diseases interfering with group therapies

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity

Intervention

Other:
• Dance Therapy
overweight individuals participating in a patient education program for obese people combined with specific dance-therapy
• patient education
overweight individuals participating in a patient education program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	University Hospital	Geneva

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Geneva	University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in comfortable gait speed		0, 36 weeks, 6 months	Yes
Secondary	Change in functional capacities	Change in cadence during normal gait(steps per minute); Change in stride length during normal gait (meters); Change in stride to stride variability during normal gait; Change in postural control: Displacement of the centre of pressure (COP) while standing on a stable and unstable surface; Change in functional parameters: Increase in maximal walking distance covered in 6 minutes (meters); Change in required time to realize the Timed Up and Go Test (seconds); Change in the Physical Activity Level and Total Energy expenditure	0, 36 weeks, 6 months	Yes