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Tango for Alzheimer's Disease Patients' Caregivers
Sponsor: Emory University
Summary
The goal of the project is to determine the extent to which indices of inflammatory biomarkers, cognition and mood, are influenced by a partnered, dance-based intervention vs control condition in African American (AA) female family caregivers, at high risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Official title: Effects of Adapted Tango on African-American Women Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
45 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2017-09-19
Completion Date
2026-04
Last Updated
2025-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Adapted Tango Dance
20 improvisational, 90-minute adapted tango dance sessions over a 12-week period. Classes begin with a 20-minute standing warm-up followed by partnering and rhythmic exercises. Next, novel step elements are introduced and participants will be taught how to combine the new steps with previously learned steps via improvisation. Caregivers will dance with each other or undergraduate /graduate student volunteers. Music will be played throughout classes and artistic expression, i.e., attention to aesthetics, and improvisation, will be encouraged.
Educational lectures
Participants will take part in at least 20 educational lectures offered twice per week over 12 weeks. Classes will also be 1.5 hours long and will involve lecture, partnered and group learning and extensive Q\&A will be encouraged.
Locations (1)
Atlanta VA Medical Center, Emory University, Executive Park, Wesley Woods
Atlanta, Georgia, United States