Influence of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on Pains in Older Women

Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Dalcroze Eurhythmics' Physical Exercises on Headaches, Backaches, and Leg Pains in Older Women: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06264102
• Other study ID #: 2024/1/1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 11, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 15, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: Poznan University of Physical Education
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study, we attempted to answer the question of whether participation in a 12-week rhythmic exercise program using the Dalcroze method affects the level of intensity of pain experienced by women over the age of 65. The level of pain was determined on a numerical scale from 1 to 10 and involved headaches, back pain and leg pain.

Description:

Background. Body pain of various degrees and types can complicate human life. Regular physical exercise and good mental health can both have protective effects on the body and its physical health. Physical exercises may also, in some aspects, be particularly important for older women who experience varying degrees of headache, back pain, and/or leg pain chronically. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of the Dalcroze Eurhythmic Method on headaches, backaches, and leg pains among older women.

Methods. Sixty-two blinded participants with pain were randomized into two groups. Women (65 to 82 years old) who had reported the occurrence of headaches, backaches, or leg pains during the 3 months prior to the beginning of the randomized controlled trial study were identified. The participants in the pre-test and post-test used the 0-10 Numeric Pain Rating Scale to quantify their pain. Women from the experimental group participated for 3 months in the physical exercise program based on the Dalcroze Eurhythmics Method.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 61
• Est. completion date: July 15, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: March 8, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• female, 65+ years old, physical and mental state that allows them to participate in the exercise program (ability to follow the instructions), community dwelling

Exclusion Criteria:

• taking analgesics indelibly, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, using social assistance or nursing care.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Headache
• Leg Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Physical exercise program
Training sessions took place twice a week for 45 minutes each over a period of 12 weeks. Each training included rhythmic exercises using the Jaques-Dalcroze Eurhythmics (JDE) method with piano accompaniment and electronically played music. Training sessions were conducted by a JDE specialist. Exercises with the use of this method consist mainly in the repetition of preset musical sequences using body movements. In addition to the physical layer, the cognitive layer was equally important: while performing a given movement exercise, participants often had to focus in order to react appropriately to additional tasks, such as changes in sound pitch and rhythm of the piece.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Poland	Poznan University of Physical Education	Poznan	Wielkopolska

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Poznan University of Physical Education

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Poland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain levels before exercise program	Level of pains determined by numeric pain scale 1-10	From enrollment to the day before the start of the exercise program
Secondary	Results of pain levels after exercise program	Level of pains determined by numeric pain scale 1-10	One month after completion of the exercise program