Dancing for Better Aging: Evaluating the Impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy (D/MT) Program for Older Adults

University Institute of Geriatrics of Montreal (IUGM)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Aging

Treatments

Other: Aerobics Exercise (AE)

Other: Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02455258

CRIUGM

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to empirically evaluate the impact of a Dance/Movement Therapy program adapted to older adults. Participants over 60 years old are enrolled in one of three groups: Dance/Movement Therapy, Aerobic Exercise or Waiting List (control group) for 12 weeks. The training groups occur 3 times a week for 1 hour each session. Physical condition, cognitive function, general health and lifestyle, and stress hormones are assessed at baseline, after 12 weeks and after 28 weeks.

Enrollment

75 patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

aged 60 years and older
sedentary or moderately sedentary (less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week)
have not participated in another similar study in the last year
have not been exposed to a dance or dance/movement therapy program in the past year
are not in a wheelchair
have not had surgery in the past year
have not smoked in the past 5 years
do not consume more than 2 glasses a day of alcohol
are not in treatment for major depression

Exclusion criteria

progressive neurological disorder
unstable medical conditions (unstable cardio illness in the past 6 months, cardiac or thyroid troubles or pituitary gland illness)
contraindication for moderate physical activity (major orthopaedic limitations)
suspicion of cognitive problems (score of 24 or less on the Mini-Mental State Examination)
large uncorrected perceptual limits
treatment of hormone therapy
uncontrolled hearing loss