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NCT Number: NCT04680364

Effects of Dance on Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults

Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults. Body composition, handgrip test, standing long jump test, step test, one-legged stance balance test, and reaction time (RT) test were assessed before and after 6 months (T6) of dance practice. RT was re-evaluated after 4 months (T10).

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Key information

Conditions

Aging Behavior Motor Activity

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dance School "Free Dance"

Catanzaro, Calabria, 88100, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • dance practice (dance average years = 11 years)

Exclusion criteria

  • functional inabilities
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • prosthesis

Treatment and study plan

partnered dance

Other

Dance classes consisted of different choreographies, which include rhythmic and simple movements typically of ballroom/standard dances (Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz).

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Reaction time at 6 Months

    Time frame: baseline, 6 months and 10 months

    reaction time was assessed with the subject seating with the arm resting on a table in a comfortable position and then catches the apparatus as quickly as possible after it begins to fall. The fall distance was measured and it was converted into a reaction time (in milliseconds) using the formula for a body falling under the influence of gravity (d 5 1⁄2gt2), where d is distance, g is acceleration due to gravity, and t is time.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Magna Graecia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Ballroom Dance on Physical Fitness and Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Dec 23, 2020
Registry last updated
Dec 24, 2020

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