Telerehabilitation Using a Dance Intervention in People With Parkinson's Disease

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status

Completed

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Treatments

Other: telerehabilitation with dance

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04580849

TELEDANCE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to verify the feasibility of a telerehabilitation approach with dance in people with parkinson's disease.

Full description

This is a feasibility study that aims to investigate the safety and efficacy of dance classes via an online platform in people with and without Parkinson's Disease. The intervention will last 2 months and the classes will be conducted twice a week (60 minutes) using the Zoom platform. Evaluations will be performed before and after the intervention by means of the Zoom platform as well and will include questionnaires of quality of life, depression, anxiety, and activities of daily living.

Enrollment

24 patients

Sex

All

Ages

45+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals with and without parkinson's disease according London Brain Bank Criteria
Minimal cognitive ability to understand commands (MMSE)
Able to stand at least 10 minutes with or without support
Dopamine medication stable at least 6 weeks before the beginning of the study
Portable device and internet connection

Exclusion criteria

Severe visual or auditive disturbances
Neurological disease (other than parkinson's for those included) or severe neuromuscular disorders that prejudice the proposed activities