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NCT Number: NCT02455258

Dancing for Better Aging: Evaluating the Impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT) Program for Older Adults

The aim of this study is to empirically evaluate the impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy program adapted to older adults. Participants over 60 years old are enrolled in one of three groups: Dance/Movement Therapy, Aerobic Exercise or Waiting List (control group) for 12 weeks. The training groups occur 3 times a week for 1 hour each session. Physical condition, cognitive function, general health and lifestyle, and stress hormones are assessed at baseline, after 12 weeks and after 28 weeks.

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Behavior Sedentary Behavior

Age range

60 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

IUGM

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 60 years and older
  • sedentary or moderately sedentary (less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week)
  • have not participated in another similar study in the last year
  • have not been exposed to a dance or dance/movement therapy program in the past year
  • are not in a wheelchair
  • have not had surgery in the past year
  • have not smoked in the past 5 years
  • do not consume more than 2 glasses a day of alcohol
  • are not in treatment for major depression

Exclusion criteria

  • progressive neurological disorder
  • unstable medical conditions (unstable cardio illness in the past 6 months, cardiac or thyroid troubles or pituitary gland illness)
  • contraindication for moderate physical activity (major orthopaedic limitations)
  • suspicion of cognitive problems (score of 24 or less on the Mini-Mental State Examination)
  • large uncorrected perceptual limits
  • treatment of hormone therapy
  • uncontrolled hearing loss

Treatment and study plan

Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT)

Other

Each DMT session follows a similar structure of Opening, Warm up, Development, Cool Down and Closure. Various themes dedicated to an aging population are addressed by the supervising dance/movement therapist through movement activities and using support material (i.e., props, music). This group is provided in a group setting of maximum 10 participants at a time and occurs 3 times per week for 1 hour each session over the course of 12 weeks.

Aerobics Exercise (AE)

Other

The aerobics exercise program is composed of warm up exercises followed by cardiovascular training on a recumbent bicycle. The intensity is set and progressively increased using each participants' individualized maximal aerobic power obtained in the baseline VO2 evaluation. This program respects the recommendations made by the American College of Sports Medicine and their adaptations for aging populations. Each session is supervised by a kinesiologist with 2 participants at a time. The training occurs 3 times per week for 1 hour each session over the course of 12 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Z-score change on Cognitive Functioning

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Assessment of executive functions, processing speed and memory

Secondary outcomes

  1. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    SF-12

  2. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Lubbens Social Network Scale

  3. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Mental Health Continuum

  4. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile

  5. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    State-Trait Anxiety Inventory

  6. Z-score change on Psychological Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Depression Scale

  7. Z-score change on Dietary Screener Questionnaire

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

  8. Z-score change on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

  9. Z-score change on Brief Pain Inventory

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

  10. Z-score change on International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence ( ICIQ-UI)

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Urinary Incontinence

  11. Z-score change on Physical Functioning

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

    Timed up and go

  12. Z-score change on Physical Functioning

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

    10m walk

  13. Z-score change on Physical Functioning

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

    Grip strength

  14. Z-score change on Physical Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    VO2 peak

  15. Z-score change on Physical Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Bone density scanning (DEXA)

  16. Z-score change on Physical Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    BMI

  17. Z-score change on Physical Condition

    Time frame: 0, 12 and 28 weeks

    Rockport walking aerobic fitness test

  18. Z-score change on Physical Condition

    Time frame: 0,12 and 28 weeks

    Anthropometric measures composite

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dancing for Better Aging: Evaluating the Impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy Program for Older Adults Through an Empirical Research Approach

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
May 27, 2015
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2016

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