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Virtual GERAS DANCE Feasibility RCT

NCT05202522 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-08-27

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Summary

GERAS DANcing for Cognition and Exercise (DANCE) is a therapeutic mind-body program for older adults (aged 60+) developed with rehabilitation and geriatric medicine expertise at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University. This study will examine if a virtual dance program is feasible for older adults and if dancing at home can benefit mind-body health, self-confidence, and mood.

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Virtual GERAS DANCE

Dance is a form of aerobic exercise that involves multicomponent training with physical, cognitive, and social dimensions and may have synergetic benefits when delivered in combination. GERAS DANcing for Cognition and Exercise (DANCE), a community-based rehabilitation program for older adults with cognitive decline and/or mobility impairments, has been adapted for virtual delivery through videoconferencing systems. Participants will receive twice-weekly (one hour per session) virtual dance sessions for a total of 6 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, MSc · Scientific Director, GERAS Centre for Aging Research

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2022-06-30
Completion
2022-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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