Clinical trial NCT01428648: Impact of Dance Therapy on Parkinson's Disease
Official title: Impact of Dance Therapy on Parkinson's Disease
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Parkinson's Disease
Keywords: Parkinson
ballroom dancing
Lead sponsor: University of Arkansas
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-09-05
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Parkinson's disease (PD) affects ability of individuals to perform unconscious learned motor tasks, affects quality of life and has been associated with depression. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of dance therapy on motor performance, quality of life and depression in PD patients, by comparing certain symptoms between a group of subjects with PD who undergo ballroom dancing classes and a control group of subjects with PD. The investigators will assess mental status, severity of PD, quality of life and depression using rating scales. Subjects will be randomized to intervention and control group. Intervention group will participate in dance therapy for 12 weeks and will be examined at 12 and 20 weeks. Control group will be examined at same time intervals. Classes will follow a curriculum designed by Arthur Murray Dance Studio Staff. The investigators do not anticipate significant risk for participants.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years and older, both males and females, all races and all ethnicities
* Idiopathic Parkinson's disease diagnosed using United Kingdom Parkinson's Disease Society brain bank diagnostic criteria
* Mild to moderate disease severity (Stage 2 to 3 on the Modified Hoehn and Yahr scale)
* Stable medication regimen for a minimum of 1 month before testing
* Ability to ambulate independently without using a walking aid
* Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Prior enrollment in a dancing class during the last 6 months
* Presence of another neurological or medical disorder likely to affect gait or causing frequent falls (rheumatologic/orthopedic disease, stroke, myelopathy, severe neuropathy)
* Significant cognitive decline (MMSE ≤ 24)
* Visual deficit
* Hearing deficit that impairs music perception
* Psychotic symptoms
* Symptomatic heart disease
* Depression associated with suicidal ideation

Primary outcomes:
measure: Effect of ballroom dancing classes on motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease.
timeFrame: 3 and 5 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Effect of ballroom dancing classes on depression in patients with Parkinson's disease.
timeFrame: 3 and 5 months
measure: Effect of ballroom dancing classes on quality of life of patients with Parkinson's disease.
timeFrame: 3 and 5 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Arkansas
name: Nancy Maalouf, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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