Effects of Dance on Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults

University Magna Graecia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging

Treatments: Other: partnered dance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04680364

N395/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults. Body composition, handgrip test, standing long jump test, step test, one-legged stance balance test, and reaction time (RT) test were assessed before and after 6 months (T6) of dance practice. RT was re-evaluated after 4 months (T10).

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• dance practice (dance average years = 11 years)

Exclusion criteria

• functional inabilities
• cardiovascular diseases
• prosthesis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

participants

Experimental group

Description:

to analyze the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty-four experienced older adults

Treatment:

Other: partnered dance