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Tap Dance for Adults With Lower Limb Amputation

NCT06334146 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2024-10-15

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether it is possible for people with lower limb amputation (LLA) to perform adapted tap dance, whether an adapted tap dance program would be enjoyable, and whether it may improve balance and balance confidence.

There is a lack of research investigating therapeutic interventions for people with lower limb amputation (LLA). Tap dance encourages balance and novel movements of the limbs, while providing auditory feedback from the feet that provide information about the foot's contact with the ground, which may help prosthesis users gain a better ability to understand where their prosthetic foot is in space. As with most forms of dance, tap is usually taught and practiced in a group setting, which encourages community involvement. It has been shown to be safer than many forms of dance due to low impact forces. It also, as a genre, can incorporate canes, chairs and partner work, providing the ability to modify steps/moves when required so that they remain practical, achievable and safe for people with mobility limitations, while still enabling participation. It therefore may be an accessible dance medium to help improve balance, balance confidence, and build community for people with LLA.

Participants will be asked to:

* come to 1 hour dance classes, once per week, for 8 weeks.
* do mobility tests before and after the program
* complete questionnaires before, during and after the program. The total time for participation is approximately 8-10 weeks.

Conditions

  • Amputation; Traumatic, Leg, Lower

Interventions

OTHER

Tap dance program

Participants will take part in a weekly adapted tap dance class, for one hour per week, for eight weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jenny A Kent, PhD · University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-04
Primary Completion
2024-05-01
Completion
2024-05-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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