A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial Comparing Irish Set Dancing to Usual Care for People With Parkinson's Disease

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-08-31

Study Completion Date

2016-01-31

Brief Summary

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Primary aim is to conduct a pilot trial to determine:

1. The feasibility and efficiency of randomisation procedures and study design
2. If recruitment rates are sufficient to adequately power a larger trial

The secondary aim is to determine the efficiency of set dancing in comparison to a control for people with Patkinson's disease.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parkinson's Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Dance group

Participants allocated to this group will continue with their usual care and participate in a set dancing class.

Group Type OTHER

Dance group

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will attend ten weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and half hours. Family members will be invited to partner each participant with Parkinson's disease during the class. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the classes.

Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve chair based exercises, mental rehearsal, listening music, watching a dance DVD and practicing dance material thought in class.

Control group

Participants allocated to this group will act as a control group and continue to receive their usual care only.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Dance group

Participants will attend ten weeks of set dancing classes. Each class will be one and half hours. Family members will be invited to partner each participant with Parkinson's disease during the class. Set dancing steps and sets will be thought and progressed in line with the participants abilities. Frequent rests will be taken during the classes.

Participants will be given a home exercise programme which will involve chair based exercises, mental rehearsal, listening music, watching a dance DVD and practicing dance material thought in class.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have a diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease (Hackney et al 2007; Marchant et al 2010), stage 1-2.5 on the modified Hoeln and Yahr scale for staging of Parkinson's disease (Batson 2010)
* Able to walk three meters with an assistive device
* Over 18 years of age
* Not pregnant
* Have access to a computer/DVD player to allow them to participate in the home exercise programme

Exclusion Criteria

* A serious cardiovascular and/or pulmonary condition (Lodder et al 2004)
* A neurological deficit other than Parkinson's disease (Batson 2010; Marchant et al 2010)
* Evidence of a musculoskeletal problem (Duncan and Earhart 2012), contraindicating participation in exercise participation(Lodder et al 2004)
* A cognitive or hearing problem which will affect 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)

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No