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Dance in Parkinson's Disease. A Greek Pilot Study

NCT05134506 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2021-11-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Dance for Parkinson's Disease® (DfPD®) is a structured dance program that has never been evaluated in Greek PD population. This study assesses for the first time the efficacy, safety and feasibility of DfPD® program in Greek PD patients.

A total of 16 early-to-mid-stage PD patients underwent a total of 16 60-min classes of adjusted to Greek music and dance culture DfPD®, twice weekly, over 8 weeks. Assessments were performed at baseline and at the end of the study period and included quality of life, depressive symptoms, fatigue, cognitive functions, balance and body mass index. Safety and feasibility were also assessed.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dance for PD® classes

The intervention consisted of 16 60-min classes, performed twice weekly over a period of 8 weeks and instructed by a single researcher who had the approval to use it for research reasons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of West Attica

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michail Elpidoforou, MSc · Laboratory of Neuromuscular and Cardiovascular Study of Motion (LANECASM)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-28
Primary Completion
2019-07-30
Completion
2019-07-31

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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