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Effects of Dance Practice in Elementary Students

NCT03278366 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 349

Last updated 2023-04-11

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess changes in benchmark and state assessment scores in a public elementary school following an intervention of dance integration into the daily routine of the classroom. Furthermore, this study aims to assess if dance may improve student behavior, teacher perception of student behavior, reading level and attendance.

Conditions

  • Educational Activities

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dancing

Participants in the intervention group will participate in daily dance activities with their teacher by following along with a video created by the dance researchers at Skidmore College. Teachers will be specifically asked to utilize the movement phrases just prior to administering any formal assessment activity within their classroom (tempo may be chosen at teacher's discretion). Furthermore, teachers may choose to utilize the dance phrases as 'brain breaks' at any point throughout their school day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Skidmore College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah DiPasquale, DPT · Skidmore College

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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