Evaluation of the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program

Balance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05290259
• Other study ID #: 2022-0263
• Secondary ID: A176000Protocol
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 12, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the 12-week Ballroom Basics for Balance (BB4B). 20 older adults in the Madison, Wisconsin area who self-select into the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program will be on study for the 12 week intervention plus pre- and post-intervention tests within 10 days for program start and completion.

Description:

The primary aim is to examine how balance is impacted by participation in this program.

The secondary aims are to examine how the program impacts metrics of gait, fall frequency, occupational performance, functional cognition and functional gait. The investigators hypothesize that participation in this program will lead to significant within-subject changes from pre to post-test in both our primary and secondary outcomes.

• Hypothesis 1: Balance, as measured by the MiniBESTest, will improve (score will increase) from baseline to posttest for individuals who participate in the 12-week BB4B program.

• Hypothesis 2: Overground gait speed will increase, time spent in double support will decrease and step extremity ratio will increase from baseline to posttest.

• Hypothesis 3: Measures of occupational performance, functional cognition and functional gait will significantly improve from baseline to posttest. Fall frequency will improve non-significantly due to the limited number of participants in the study

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: May 25, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 25, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals enrolled in the BB4B program

• Volunteered for the research study

• Scored a 25 or higher on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), indicating that no cognitive impairment is present.

• English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• children

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Balance
• Gait

Intervention

Other:
• Ballroom Dance
The Ballroom Basics for Balance Program is a dance focused exercise program developed by a Physical Therapist in the Madison area.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	UW Sensory Motor Integration Lab	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Change in Menu Task Score	The Menu Task is a performance based screening tool used to examine functional cognition. Total scores will range between 0-12 where higher scores indicate increased functional cognition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Other	Change in Functional Gait measured by Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS)	Specific components of the the PASS assessment will be administered to examine changes in performance of activities of daily living. The PASS consists of 26 activities of daily living and is designed to allow for a client-centered, performance-based means of objectively assessing occupation-based interventions. A modified version of the shopping component of the PASS assessment will be performed in an instrumented environment (SMIL kitchen) to allow for quantification of kinetic and kinematic measures relative to the performance of these tasks.; Scores will range from 0-3 on individual metrics where higher numbers indicate increased independence, safety, and adequacy. Spatiotemporal gait measures will be used for quantitative scoring.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Primary	Change in Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC)	16-item survey of how confident one is with balance, scored as a percentage between 0-100 where higher percentage indicates increased confidence in balance.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Primary	Change in Falls Efficacy Scale (FES)	10-item survey that measures confidence in one's own ability to complete daily activities without falling on a scale of 1-10 where lowers scores indicate more extreme confidence.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Primary	Change in the Mini-BESTest Score	The mini-BESTest will be used to assess balance. This 14-item, clinical battery is used to assess balance in four component areas (anticipatory transitions, postural response, sensory orientation and dynamic gait) and provides a single number summary of balance performance (total possible range of scores 0-30), higher scores indicate better balance.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Gait Speed	The GaitRite® mat is a 14 foot portable electronic walkway, embedded with sensors to enable the measurement spatiotemporal variables of gait such as cadence, normalized velocity, stride length, base of support, and percent of cycle in double support.; Participants will begin at a starting point two meters from the mat, then walk toward and step onto the mat to continue walking until they achieve the stop line located two meters off of the opposite side of the mat. Data will be collected for forward preferred speed, backward preferred speed, forward fast, tandem (one foot directly in front of the other (heel to toe)) and dual task (naming items in a specified category) gait. Each participant will complete up to 10 trials for each condition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: percent of cycle in double support	The GaitRite® mat is a 14 foot portable electronic walkway, embedded with sensors to enable the measurement spatiotemporal variables of gait such as cadence, normalized velocity, stride length, base of support, and percent of cycle in double support.; Participants will begin at a starting point two meters from the mat, then walk toward and step onto the mat to continue walking until they achieve the stop line located two meters off of the opposite side of the mat. Data will be collected for forward preferred speed, backward preferred speed, forward fast, tandem (one foot directly in front of the other (heel to toe)) and dual task (naming items in a specified category) gait. Each participant will complete up to 10 trials for each condition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Base of Support measured as horizontal stride width	The GaitRite® mat is a 14 foot portable electronic walkway, embedded with sensors to enable the measurement spatiotemporal variables of gait such as cadence, normalized velocity, stride length, base of support, and percent of cycle in double support.; Participants will begin at a starting point two meters from the mat, then walk toward and step onto the mat to continue walking until they achieve the stop line located two meters off of the opposite side of the mat. Data will be collected for forward preferred speed, backward preferred speed, forward fast, tandem (one foot directly in front of the other (heel to toe)) and dual task (naming items in a specified category) gait. Each participant will complete up to 10 trials for each condition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Stride Length	The GaitRite® mat is a 14 foot portable electronic walkway, embedded with sensors to enable the measurement spatiotemporal variables of gait such as cadence, normalized velocity, stride length, base of support, and percent of cycle in double support.; Participants will begin at a starting point two meters from the mat, then walk toward and step onto the mat to continue walking until they achieve the stop line located two meters off of the opposite side of the mat. Data will be collected for forward preferred speed, backward preferred speed, forward fast, tandem (one foot directly in front of the other (heel to toe)) and dual task (naming items in a specified category) gait. Each participant will complete up to 10 trials for each condition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Cadence in steps per minute	The GaitRite® mat is a 14 foot portable electronic walkway, embedded with sensors to enable the measurement spatiotemporal variables of gait such as cadence, normalized velocity, stride length, base of support, and percent of cycle in double support.; Participants will begin at a starting point two meters from the mat, then walk toward and step onto the mat to continue walking until they achieve the stop line located two meters off of the opposite side of the mat. Data will be collected for forward preferred speed, backward preferred speed, forward fast, tandem (one foot directly in front of the other (heel to toe)) and dual task (naming items in a specified category) gait. Each participant will complete up to 10 trials for each condition.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Fall Frequency	At baseline and posttest, participants will be asked to estimate their fall frequency (none, 1 time, 2-10 times, weekly, daily) in the last 2 weeks, 1 month, and 6 months.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): Performance Score	Total possible range of scores from 1-10 where higher scores indicate higher performance.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary	Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): Satisfaction Score	Total possible range of scores from 1-10 where higher scores indicate higher satisfaction.	baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)