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Dance for the Improvement of Balance and Gait After Stroke

NCT04069481 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 136

Last updated 2019-08-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Stroke can drastically impact the ability to walk and keep your balance. In addition people with chronic stroke feel social isolated, become less satisfied with their walking and lose confidence in their ability to move without falling.

Ned new treatments are needed for walking and balance. Dancing is a fun, social activity that has similar benefits to traditional exercise. Another benefit of dancing is the use of music, which improves mood, increases motivation and can even improve motor performance. Finally, moving in synchrony with other people during dancing can make people feel connected. We believe that dance classes can benefit people with stroke, but few studies have been done.

The objective of our project is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to test whether dance can improve balance and walking for people with chronic stroke. The investigators are also interested in whether dancing improves people's confidence in their ability to do activities without losing their balance (i.e. balance confidence), decreases their feelings of isolation and increases their quality of life.

Conditions

  • Chronic Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Dance

One-hour class, twice a week. Classes include dance warm up exercises, various dance movements and choreography that include coordinated whole body movements through space synchronized to music.

OTHER

Mindfulness meditation and Exercise

One hour class, twice a week. Classes include upper and lower extremity stretching and resistance exercises and mindfulness meditation, that includes body scan technique and breathing exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Health Network, Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kara Patterson, PhD · Toronto Rehabilitation/ University of Toronto

  • Dina Brooks, PhD · Toronto Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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