A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of Set Dancing for People With Parkinson's Disease
NCT ID: NCT01757509
Last Updated: 2013-08-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
24 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-12-31
2013-08-31
Brief Summary
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* Participants will be able to partake fully in the intervention without reporting adverse events.
* There will be evidence of gains in functional exercise tolerance, balance, motor performance and quality of life in those with Parkinson's disease who participate in eight weeks of set dancing classes compared to a control group.
Detailed Description
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The benefit of many forms of dance have being investigated in people with Parkinson's disease including Tango, (Hackney et al 2007), Contact Improvisation (Marchant et al 2010) and modern dance (Batson 2010). However, recently Irish set dancing has also being found to be beneficial for those with Parkinson's disease (Volpe et al 2013). Irish Set dancing may be beneficial for people with Parkinson's disease as it involves continuous movement initiation and cessation along with focusing of attention on body posture and foot placement. However, research to date has not been conducted in the Irish population. It is important to investigate if set dancing is beneficial for people with Parkinson's disease in Ireland as results may be influenced by the familiarity which the Irish population has for set dancing.
The objectives of the study are:
* To compare functional exercise tolerance, balance, motor performance and quality of life in those with Parkinson's disease before and after participating in set dancing classes, using the following validated outcome measures: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 3, Berg Balance Scale, The Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire and The Six-Minute Walk Test.
* To compare functional exercise tolerance, balance, motor performance and quality of life in those with Parkinson's disease participating in set dancing classes to those receiving usual care.
* To assess the effect of the intervention on care giver burden using the Zarit Care Giver Burden Interview.
Participants, who meet inclusion/exclusion criteria, will be randomly assigned to a group who will receive a set dancing intervention along with their usual care or to a control group who will continue with their usual care only. Participants will be assessed the week before the intervention period begins and the week after the intervention period ends using valid and reliable outcome measures.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
Participants in this group will receive a set dancing intervention along with their usual care.
Intervention group
Participants will attend eight weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and a half hours. Family members or volunteers will partner each participant with Parkinson's disease. The class will be led by a Chartered Physiotherapist who is also a set dancing teacher. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants' abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the class.
Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve mental rehearsal, listening to music, watching dance DVD's and practicing dance material in the seated position to reduce the risk of falling.
Control Group
The control group will continue with their usual medical regime, activities of daily living and exercise habits and at the end of the study participants in this group will be offered the set dancing intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Intervention group
Participants will attend eight weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and a half hours. Family members or volunteers will partner each participant with Parkinson's disease. The class will be led by a Chartered Physiotherapist who is also a set dancing teacher. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants' abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the class.
Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve mental rehearsal, listening to music, watching dance DVD's and practicing dance material in the seated position to reduce the risk of falling.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Showing a clear benefit from anti-Parkinson medication (Marchant et al 2010)
* Able to walk three meters with or without an assistive device (Hackney and Earhart 2009)
* Not pregnant
* Over 18 year of age
* Have a TV and DVD player in their own home to allow them to participate in the home exercise programme.
Exclusion Criteria
* A neurological deficit other than Parkinson's disease (Batson 2010; Marchant et al 2010)
* Evidence of a musculoskeletal problem contraindicating participation in exercise participation(Duncan and Earhart 2012)
* A cognitive or hearing problem which will effect their ability to follow instructions or hear the music (Batson 2010)
* Participated in regular dance classes in the past six months (Marchant et al 2010)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Limerick
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Joanne Shanahan
Joanne Shanahan, B.S.c, MISCP
Principal Investigators
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Meg E Morris, Prof.
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3086, Australia
Locations
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University of Limerick
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
Countries
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References
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Hackney ME, Earhart GM. Effects of dance on gait and balance in Parkinson's disease: a comparison of partnered and nonpartnered dance movement. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2010 May;24(4):384-92. doi: 10.1177/1545968309353329. Epub 2009 Dec 14.
Hackney ME, Kantorovich S, Levin R, Earhart GM. Effects of tango on functional mobility in Parkinson's disease: a preliminary study. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2007 Dec;31(4):173-9. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e31815ce78b.
Marchant D, Sylvester JL, Earhart GM. Effects of a short duration, high dose contact improvisation dance workshop on Parkinson disease: a pilot study. Complement Ther Med. 2010 Oct;18(5):184-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.07.004. Epub 2010 Aug 21.
Ernst M, Folkerts AK, Gollan R, Lieker E, Caro-Valenzuela J, Adams A, Cryns N, Monsef I, Dresen A, Roheger M, Eggers C, Skoetz N, Kalbe E. Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Apr 8;4(4):CD013856. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013856.pub3.
Ernst M, Folkerts AK, Gollan R, Lieker E, Caro-Valenzuela J, Adams A, Cryns N, Monsef I, Dresen A, Roheger M, Eggers C, Skoetz N, Kalbe E. Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Jan 5;1(1):CD013856. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013856.pub2.
Other Identifiers
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ST1
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id