Efficacy Study of Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

NCT ID: NCT02021890

Last Updated: 2013-12-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetes Obesity

Keywords

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Dance Physical activity Physical fitness Weight loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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ballroom and Latin dance program

two-hour dancing session twice a week

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dance program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

two-hour dancing session twice a week, led by instructors in a private hall of a disco. Both solo and partner and group dances were performed during each session: an initial one-hour activity, chaired by two instructors who taught new steps and choreographies to patients (both individually and in group), was followed by a second hour, when patients danced in pairs both Latin and standard ballroom music

Self-selected physical activity

self-selected program of physical activity

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-selected physical activity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

gym sessions (with the support of sports associations), exercising at home (cycling, stepping) or walking, jogging or cycling outside with/without group support

Interventions

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Dance program

two-hour dancing session twice a week, led by instructors in a private hall of a disco. Both solo and partner and group dances were performed during each session: an initial one-hour activity, chaired by two instructors who taught new steps and choreographies to patients (both individually and in group), was followed by a second hour, when patients danced in pairs both Latin and standard ballroom music

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-selected physical activity

gym sessions (with the support of sports associations), exercising at home (cycling, stepping) or walking, jogging or cycling outside with/without group support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* type 2 diabetes in fairly good metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \< 8.5%) and/or obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference \>94 cm in males, \>80 in females), with/without prediabetes or minor alterations of HbA1c.

Exclusion Criteria

* previous cardiovascular events, muscle-skeletal problems reducing physical ability, any general condition limiting systematic adherence
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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General Hospital, Gavardo

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Villa Garda Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Bologna

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Giulio Marchesini R., M.D.

Professor of Dietetics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Unit of Metabolic Diseases and Clinical Dietetics, "Alma Mater Studiorum" University

Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Site Status

Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetology, General Hospital

Gavardo, Brescia, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Mangeri F, Montesi L, Forlani G, Dalle Grave R, Marchesini G. A standard ballroom and Latin dance program to improve fitness and adherence to physical activity in individuals with type 2 diabetes and in obesity. Diabetol Metab Syndr. 2014 Jun 22;6:74. doi: 10.1186/1758-5996-6-74. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25045404 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BALLANDO

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id