Comparison Between Conventional Rehabilitation and Conventional Rehabilitation Through Dance in Patients With COPD

NCT ID: NCT07198763

Last Updated: 2025-09-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 44 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-07
• Study Completion Date: 2026-04-20

Brief Summary

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recognized as one of the most relevant conditions worldwide, due to its high morbidity and mortality. Patients classified by GOLD as groups B and E are strongly encouraged to participate in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs. Dance has been shown to be equally or, at times, more effective as a rehabilitation strategy when compared to other types of physical activity. Objective: To compare the effect of conventional rehabilitation and the effect of conventional rehabilitation added to dance in patients with COPD. Methods: This is a conventional randomized controlled clinical trial to be carried at the Piquet Carneiro University Polyclinic, Rio de Janeiro. Patients diagnosed with COPD will be evaluated. Eligible participants will complete specific questionnaires and tests. Finally, participants will be randomly divided into two groups: one group will perform conventional PR twice a week and the other group will perform rehabilitation through dance twice a week using 2 different playlists. The music will be from nationally and internationally known artists during 8 weeks. The evaluation tests will be repeated at the end of the intervention. Expected results: It is expected that the group of individuals with COPD who perform rehabilitation through dance will obtain greater and better results in relation to exercise capacity, QoL and peripheral muscle strength when compared to the group that will carry out the intervention consisting of two days of conventional PR.

Keywords: Dance; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Muscle strength; Quality of life; Rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recognized as one of the most relevant conditions worldwide, due to its high morbidity and mortality. Patients classified by GOLD as groups B and E are strongly encouraged to participate in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs. Dance has been shown to be equally or, at times, more effective as a rehabilitation strategy when compared to other types of physical activity. Objective: To compare the effect of conventional rehabilitation and the effect of conventional rehabilitation added to dance in patients with COPD. Methods: This is a conventional randomized controlled clinical trial to be carried at the Piquet Carneiro University Polyclinic, Rio de Janeiro. Patients diagnosed with COPD, of both sexes, will be evaluated. Eligible participants will complete quality of life questionnaires - 36-item Short Form (SF-36), the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Additionally, patients will undergo pulmonary function tests, including spirometry, in addition to the six-minute walk test (6MWT), the handgrip test and the one repetition maximum test (1RM test). Finally, participants will be randomly divided into two groups: one group will perform conventional PR twice a week and the other group will perform rehabilitation through dance twice a week using 2 different playlists. The music will be from nationally and internationally known artists during 8 weeks. The evaluation tests will be repeated at the end of the intervention. Expected results: It is expected that the group of individuals with COPD who perform rehabilitation through dance will obtain greater and better results in relation to exercise capacity, QoL and peripheral muscle strength when compared to the group that will carry out the intervention consisting of two days of conventional PR.

Keywords: Dance; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Muscle strength; Quality of life; Rehabilitation.

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Obstructive; Dance Therapy; Dance

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

Rehabilitation Program (RP): Group 1

Pulmonary rehabilitation program for 2 days per week, lasting approximately 50 minutes, for 8 weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conventional pulmonary rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

After completing the assessments, participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Group 1, which will perform PR exercises and the Group 2, which will perform PR through dance. Both groups will have the interventions of pulmonary rehabilitation during approximately 50 minutes, for 8 weeks. The group 1 will perform five different exercises with resistance bands, with 3 sets of 1 minute each. Exercises will always begin with the lightest resistance band, and if more than 30 repetitions are observed in 1 minute, the resistance band will be replaced with one of the next highest resistance. The Group 2 will perform rehabilitation through dance using 2 different playlists. The music will be from nationally and internationally known artists. The steps will be based on the exercises performed in group 1 and will be incremented throughout each song and playlist. At the end of 8 weeks of intervention, the evaluative tests will be applied again.

Pulmonary rehabilitation through dance: Group 2

Pulmonary rehabilitation program through dance for 2 days per week, lasting approximately 50 minutes, for 8 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional pulmonary rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

After completing the assessments, participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Group 1, which will perform PR exercises and the Group 2, which will perform PR through dance. Both groups will have the interventions of pulmonary rehabilitation during approximately 50 minutes, for 8 weeks. The group 1 will perform five different exercises with resistance bands, with 3 sets of 1 minute each. Exercises will always begin with the lightest resistance band, and if more than 30 repetitions are observed in 1 minute, the resistance band will be replaced with one of the next highest resistance. The Group 2 will perform rehabilitation through dance using 2 different playlists. The music will be from nationally and internationally known artists. The steps will be based on the exercises performed in group 1 and will be incremented throughout each song and playlist. At the end of 8 weeks of intervention, the evaluative tests will be applied again.

Interventions

Conventional pulmonary rehabilitation

After completing the assessments, participants will be randomly divided into two groups: Group 1, which will perform PR exercises and the Group 2, which will perform PR through dance. Both groups will have the interventions of pulmonary rehabilitation during approximately 50 minutes, for 8 weeks. The group 1 will perform five different exercises with resistance bands, with 3 sets of 1 minute each. Exercises will always begin with the lightest resistance band, and if more than 30 repetitions are observed in 1 minute, the resistance band will be replaced with one of the next highest resistance. The Group 2 will perform rehabilitation through dance using 2 different playlists. The music will be from nationally and internationally known artists. The steps will be based on the exercises performed in group 1 and will be incremented throughout each song and playlist. At the end of 8 weeks of intervention, the evaluative tests will be applied again.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Pulmonary rehabilitation; Dance; Dance therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for COPD;

2. Age group over 40 years old;

3. Both genders;

4. Absence of acute exacerbation in the last 30 days;

5. Patients who are regularly using their medications.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of comorbidities and cardiovascular, neurological, renal, metabolic or musculoskeletal disorders that prevent the performance of functional tests;

2. Advanced cancer;

3. Previous lung surgery;

4. Inability to understand functional tests or questionnaires applied;

5. Patients who, during the research, present an acute exacerbation of COPD, due to the time required for recovery;

6. Patients with results observed in the 6MWT <300m.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Rio de Janeiro State Research Supporting Foundation (FAPERJ)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Thaís F de Andrade Lima, L.X.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Locations

Centro Universitário Augusto Motta

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

References

Kaya M, Gurses HN, Ucgun H, Okyaltirik F. Effects of creative dance on functional capacity, pulmonary function, balance, and cognition in COPD patients: A randomized controlled trial. Heart Lung. 2023 Mar-Apr;58:13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.10.017. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 36335909 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

255.321

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id