Feasibility of Dance in People With COPD

West Park Healthcare Centre

Status: Completed

Conditions: COPD

Treatments: Other: Dance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03636594

16-023-WP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the benefits associated with individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) engaging in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs, the benefits diminish by 6 months. A new innovative approach is needed to increase motivation to exercise and to minimize diminution of effect. Dance is a fun and interactive activity, which has shown benefits in other populations, such as Parkinson's disease and stroke. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of dance in individuals with COPD following PR.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of COPD confirmed by spirometry (FEV1/FVC < 0.7)
• Adequate communication with or without corrective hearing aids
• No intensive PR for at least 6 months before recruitment
• An ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of comorbidities that could have prevented communication or safe exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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21 participants in 1 patient group

Dance

Experimental group

Description:

This was a single arm study with all participants receiving the same intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Dance