Efficacy Study of Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity (BALLANDO)

University of Bologna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes; Obesity

Treatments: Behavioral: Dance program; Behavioral: Self-selected physical activity

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02021890

BALLANDO

Details and patient eligibility

About

to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• type 2 diabetes in fairly good metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) < 8.5%) and/or obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference >94 cm in males, >80 in females), with/without prediabetes or minor alterations of HbA1c.

Exclusion criteria

• previous cardiovascular events, muscle-skeletal problems reducing physical ability, any general condition limiting systematic adherence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

ballroom and Latin dance program

Experimental group

Description:

two-hour dancing session twice a week

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dance program

Self-selected physical activity

Active Comparator group

Description:

self-selected program of physical activity

Treatment:

Behavioral: Self-selected physical activity