Movement-2-Music: Lakeshore Examination of Activity, Disability, and Exercise Response Study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of an innovative exercise program referred to as movement-2-music (M2M) on health and fitness outcomes in adults with physical/mobility disabilities. One hundred and eight participants with physical/mobility disabilities will be recruited and randomly enrolled into one of two groups: a) M2M or b) waitlist control. The primary aim of this study is to determine the effects of a 12-week M2M program on health and fitness in participants with physical/mobility disabilities who are in one of three functional mobility groups: 1) Group I - only able to exercise while sitting, 2) Group II - able to exercise sitting and standing with/without support, and 3) Group III - able to exercise one side of the body more than the other side. The second aim is to compare the observed effects of the program in this study to a previous M2M study that groups participants based on disability type. The third aim of this study is to test whether adherence (defined as attendance to the 12-week program) affects the effects of M2M in participants with physical/mobility disabilities. The potential influences of different functional mobility and disabilities of participants on how the program affects participants' health and fitness outcomes will also be tested.

\*\*In response to COVID-19, the 12-week M2M intervention and all assessments have been modified from being delivered in-person at Lakeshore Foundation to being delivered remotely in real-time through videoconferencing technology.\*\*

Conditions

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spina Bifida
• Cerebral Palsy
• Stroke
• Parkinson Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

OTHER

eM2M

The eM2M intervention involves three 60-minute sessions per week for 12 weeks. All sessions are delivered remotely in real-time through videoconferencing technology. The intervention uses combinations of movement patterns that target range of motion, muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, balance, and breathing. Each session consists of movement routines choreographed to music, and every routine can be adapted to participants' functional ability.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lakeshore Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• YMCA of Greater Birmingham

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

  collaborator FED

• University of Alabama at Birmingham

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-08-09

Primary Completion

2023-05-25

Completion

2025-09-29

Countries

• United States

Study Locations