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The UPbeating GReek Application of DancE in Parkinson's Disease Clinical Trial
Sponsor: University of West Attica
Summary
Dance for Parkinson's Disease® (DfPD®) is a specially designed dance program for individuals with PD. This study assesses the efficacy, safety and feasibility of a culturally adapted DfPD® program offered both live and online in Greek PD patients. A total of 40 early-to-mid-stage PD Greek patients have been enrolled to underwent a total of 16 60-min classes twice weekly over 8 weeks both live and online as well as to be part of the non-intervention control group in a 3-arms crossover randomized controlled clinical trial. Assessments will be performed at baseline and at the end of each study period and will include quality of life, fatigue, depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, sarcopenia, frailty, balance, cognitive functions, movement and non-movement PD symptoms, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Safety and feasibility of each of the dance interventions (live DfPD® vs remote DfPD®) will be assessed.
Official title: Therapeutic Dance in Parkinson's Disease: The UPbeating GReek Application of DancE in Parkinson's Disease (UPGRADE-PD) Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2023-05-02
Completion Date
2024-07-31
Last Updated
2024-07-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Dance for PD®
The intervention consists of 16 60-min adapted to Greek culture DfPD® classes, which will be performed twice weekly for 8 weeks and instructed by a single researcher, who has the approval to use it for research reasons. The intervention will be delivered both live and online in separate periods for each participant.
Locations (1)
Laboratory of Neuromuscular and Cardiovascular Study of Motion (LANECASM)
Athens, Attica, Greece