Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT03525327 |
Other study ID # |
UP-17-00676 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
September 25, 2017 |
Est. completion date |
October 1, 2019 |
Study information
Verified date |
October 2022 |
Source |
University of Southern California |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
This study will include dance protocols for targeted therapeutic interventions measuring the
effect of line dancing on cognitive, emotional and social well-being. The hypothesis is that
participating in a one-hour line dance class once a week for twelve weeks will decrease
stress levels and enhance participants' quality of life, as measured by interview survey
questionnaires. Questionnaires will be administered at the beginning, mid-point, and end of
the study. The objectives of the study are threefold: to quantify the beneficial effects of
line dancing on quality of life including cognitive, emotional and social well-being; to
identify how non-lifetime, amateur dance practitioners can benefit from dancing; and to
demystify dance class and make it accessible to people who are not interested in learning a
specific dance technique or concert/art dance. Line dancing is a cross-cultural,
intergenerational activity that could fill this role.
Description:
Synchronous movement to music (dance) is an essential aspect of human experience. Groups of
people historically engage in dance in social situations where bonding is important. For
example, dance is a common activity at parties, weddings, funerals, and other ritualistic or
religious ceremonies.
In line or party dances, dancers learn through wireless transmission or simple synchrony. By
mimicking the leader's movements in time with the music, the group learns the dance and
experiences the same dyadic relationship as children experience learning with a parent.
Although it is taking place in a group setting the dyadic relationship is no less intimate or
mysterious. The wireless transmission creates a non-verbal bond based on trust. The group
trusts that the leader is going to share information that is going to be fun and psychically
nourishing. The leader tends to the group with care and confidence, instilling in the group a
sense of security and calm.
This study will include dance protocols for targeted therapeutic interventions measuring the
effect of line dancing on cognitive, emotional and social well-being. The hypothesis is that
participating in a one-hour line dance class once a week for twelve weeks will decrease
stress levels and enhance participants' quality of life, as measured by interview survey
questionnaires. Questionnaires will be administered at the beginning, mid-point, and end of
the study. The objectives of the study are threefold: to quantify the beneficial effects of
line dancing on quality of life including cognitive, emotional and social well-being; to
identify how non-lifetime, amateur dance practitioners can benefit from dancing; and to
demystify dance class and make it accessible to people who are not interested in learning a
specific dance technique or concert/art dance. Line dancing is a cross-cultural,
intergenerational activity that could fill this role.
This twelve-week line dance course takes place at the Ahmanson Senior Center at the Expo
Center adjacent to University of Southern California University Park Campus. Nineteen senior
citizen participants have agreed to participate.