Clinical trial NCT05290259: Evaluation of the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program
Official title: Evaluation of the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Balance
Gait
Keywords: ballroom dance
Lead sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-03-22
Enrollment: 15
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Community dwelling adults in the Madison area who self-select into the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program

Brief summary: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the 12-week Ballroom Basics for Balance (BB4B). 20 older adults in the Madison, Wisconsin area who self-select into the Ballroom Basics for Balance Program will be on study for the 12 week intervention plus pre- and post-intervention tests within 10 days for program start and completion.

Detailed description: The primary aim is to examine how balance is impacted by participation in this program.

The secondary aims are to examine how the program impacts metrics of gait, fall frequency, occupational performance, functional cognition and functional gait. The investigators hypothesize that participation in this program will lead to significant within-subject changes from pre to post-test in both our primary and secondary outcomes.

* Hypothesis 1: Balance, as measured by the MiniBESTest, will improve (score will increase) from baseline to posttest for individuals who participate in the 12-week BB4B program.
* Hypothesis 2: Overground gait speed will increase, time spent in double support will decrease and step extremity ratio will increase from baseline to posttest.
* Hypothesis 3: Measures of occupational performance, functional cognition and functional gait will significantly improve from baseline to posttest. Fall frequency will improve non-significantly due to the limited number of participants in the study

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals enrolled in the BB4B program
* Volunteered for the research study
* Scored a 25 or higher on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), indicating that no cognitive impairment is present.
* English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

* children

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC)
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Falls Efficacy Scale (FES)
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in the Mini-BESTest Score
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Gait Speed
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: percent of cycle in double support
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Base of Support measured as horizontal stride width
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Stride Length
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Spatiotemporal measures of gait: Cadence in steps per minute
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Fall Frequency
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): Performance Score
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): Satisfaction Score
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Other outcomes:
measure: Change in Menu Task Score
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
measure: Change in Functional Gait measured by Performance Assessment of Self-Care Skills (PASS)
timeFrame: baseline, posttest (up to 14 weeks)
Locations:
city: Madison
country: United States
facility: UW Sensory Motor Integration Lab
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
name: Kristen Pickett, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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