Digital Dance for People With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Umeå University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Parkinson Disease

Treatments: Device: Digital dance for PD

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04942392

136/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dance as a treatment to support physical, cognitive and emotional functioning, has gained increased acceptance as a healthcare intervention for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been far reaching with devastating effects for at-risk populations. To find alternative and safe treatment delivery options during the pandemic has been of outmost importance.

This mixed-methods, feasibility study on digital for people with Parkinson's Disease aimed to investigate: (1) the feasibility and safety of a digital home-based dance intervention for people with PD; (2) change in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue; and (3) the experience of digital dance for people with PD.

Twenty-three participants partook in 10 weekly digital dance classes at home via zoom. Feasibility outcomes measures were administered at post-test. Pre-post changes in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue were measured, as well as the experience of digital dance via focus groups.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-reported diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
• Participant in Dance for PD at Balettakademien, Stockholm, Sweden

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 1 patient group

digital dance for PD

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Digital dance for PD