DanceFit Prime: A Dance Based Physical Activity and Nutritional Intervention for Primary Care - A Feasibility Study

Summary

Regular physical activity improves physical and mental health and reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, obesity and premature death from any cause. Unfortunately the majority of adults are not active enough to reap these benefits. People who are inactive and at high risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and dementia, and who may benefit from increased activity can be identified in primary care by combining standard risk tools. These high risk patients can be offered physical activity programmes that are designed to increase longterm adherence. Aerobic dance is an activity that combines physical, social and cognitive stimulation and allows easily adjusted intensity levels to meet individual needs. Engagement in an activity program also provides opportunities to offer advice on healthy nutrition and associated meal preparation skills. Information technology can be used to increase activity participation. Video materials can be produced to guide activity participation at home, thereby increasing overall activity participation. The investigators propose a feasibility study of a multimodal dance-based physical activity and nutrition intervention aimed at patients at high risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and dementia, in primary care settings.

Conditions

• Cardiac Diseases
• Stroke
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Dementia
• Mild Cognitive Impairment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Facilitated group-based aerobic dance

Physical activity facilitated by instructor

BEHAVIORAL

Online, video prompted, individual aerobic dance

Supported online activity intervention

BEHAVIORAL

Facilitated group-based nutritional intervention

Education, skill training, access and use of NHS Change4Life Eat Well web resource

BEHAVIORAL

Self-paced online aerobic dance activity

Self paced physical activity

BEHAVIORAL

Individual self-paced nutritional intervention

Individual use of online nutritional advice resources.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• School for Social Entrepreneurs London and Lloyds TSB

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University College, London

  collaborator OTHER

• North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

• Thomas M Dannhauser, PhD · North Essex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, University College London

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2014-08-31

Primary Completion

2015-10-31

Completion

2015-10-31

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations