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Effects of Amazonian Dance on Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of People With Parkinson's: Study Protocol

NCT06967493 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-05-13

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of a 12-week Amazonian dance program on cognitive and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), comparing outcomes between participants in the intervention and those in an alternative control intervention.

Conditions

  • Parkinson Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Amazonian Dance

Dance intervention consists of 24 Amazonian Dance, 2 times/week, lasting 1 hour, over a period of 12 weeks. Classes will be taught by qualified dance professionals with experience teaching PwPD and will take place in a specific practice room (air-conditioned, spacious, and leveled), with adequate facilities, floors, chairs, bars, mirrors, and sound system. Classes will be divided into 4 parts. The part 1 (10-15 min.) consists of welcoming students, warm-up exercises, and body awareness activities. In the Part 2 (10-15 min.) Weight transfer activities, static and dynamic balance, motor coordination, strengthening of lower and upper limbs will be carried out. The part 3 (25-30 min.) will be based on the Amazonian Lundum and Carimbó dances. In the part 4 (5-10 min.), the final part of the class, the calm down activity will be carried out, with breathing, stretching and relaxation activities.

BEHAVIORAL

Nordic Walking

The Nordic walking protocol consists of 3 moments: warm-up (10min), main part (40min) and final part (10min). At the beginning of the activity, a joint warm-up is performed and free walking, without poles, at a comfortable speed. Then, in the main part of the class, the participants performed an individual and daily training that is inserted in their general training cycle, elaborated from the specific and individual functional capacity, measured from the application of the 6-minute walk test. In the final part, return to calm and stretching.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal do Para

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-04
Primary Completion
2025-11-26
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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