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Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme
Sponsor: National University of Singapore
Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to examine the dose-response effect of Community Dance Programme (CDP) on the physical, cognitive and psychological health of pre-frail and mildly frail community-dwelling older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: Hypothesis 1: Two sessions of CDP per week (75 minutes each) significantly increase the physical outcomes (i.e. CFS, EFS, SPPB, grip strength) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 2: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the cognitive outcomes (i.e. MoCA, SDMT) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 3: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the psychosocial outcomes (i.e. WHOQOL-OLD, De Jong Giervald Loneliness Scale, GPIC scale, SHS, SSQ) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Intervention: The participants will be asked to attend two sessions of CDP per week for 12 weeks at their respective Active Ageing Centres (AACs). Active control: The participants will be asked to attend one session of CDP per week for 12 weeks AACs. * The participants will be asked to go to the AACs at baseline and after 12 weeks of CDP intervention for the collection of data. * The participants will be asked to wear fitness trackers to track their heart rates during the CDP sessions to ensure that the dance curriculum is kept within the moderate intensity.
Official title: Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme on the Physical, Cognitive, Psychosocial Health of Pre-frail and Mildly Frail Older Adults: A Cluster Randomised Trial With Co-design Approach and Process Evaluation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
284
Start Date
2025-05-07
Completion Date
2027-08
Last Updated
2025-07-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Dance
CDP was designed based on a 12-week dance curriculum, which involves 3 separate blocks of choreography of increasing complexity and intensity. According to World Health Organization, a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise would result in improvement in physical health, therefore, the intervention arm would involve 2 sessions of CDP, 75 minutes per session each week.
Active Control
CDP was designed based on a 12-week dance curriculum, which involves 3 separate blocks of choreography of increasing complexity and intensity. According to World Health Organization, a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise would result in improvement in physical health, therefore, the active control arm would only include 60 minutes of CDP (1 session) per week to assess the effect of CDP on the cognitive and physical health of older adults.
Locations (1)
Lion Befrienders' Active Ageing Centre
Singapore, Singapore