Dance and Energy Expenditure Among Adults With Parkinson's

ConditionParkinson Disease

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-85

SponsorNortheastern University

About this trial

The first purpose of the study is to develop and test new methods for quantifying dance among adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's using various kinds of cameras, wearable activity monitors, and questionnaires. The second reason we are conducting the study is to better understand the relationship between the intensity of dance classes specifically designed for adults with Parkinson's and individual-level factors like the kinds of routine activities one does beyond dancing and one's health status.

Participants in the study may be asked to engage in any of the following activities:

* complete a small number of assessments on their physical and cognitive functioning * complete their routine group-based dance classes, specifically designed for adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's, while being recorded

Depending upon the group that a participant joins, one may also be asked to:

* wear an activity monitor on their waist while engaged in their daily business as usual for nine (9) days * complete an iDXA scan * describe their perceptions on how the use of technology can integrated into their dancing

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adults (18-85 years old)

Diagnosis of idiopathic PD (as confirmed by a neurologist), who are at a Hoehn and Yahr stage <=3 (i.e., physically independent, some postural instability, mild to moderate bilateral involvement or less severe symptoms; Bhidayasiri et al., 2012), and who are

enrolled in Dance for PD® classes at the time of recruitment as a participant

Disqualifiers

Adults with a score of >3 on the Hoehn & Yahr scale (i.e., those presenting with severely disabling disease, but still able to walk or stand unassisted or those who are confined to a bed or wheelchair unless aided; Bhidayasiri et al., 2012)

history of a prior neurological condition that is not PD, including epilepsy

pregnant or trying to become pregnant

those with contraindications to exercise as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PARQ+)

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Fasting
Other intervention
Participants (Dance for PD, in-person only) will engage in one of their routine weekly dance sessions while a portable indirect calorimeter is used for energy expenditure analysis. Before this session, participants will be asked to fast for at least 4-hours. In this way, participants in this study arm will engage in a self-controlled study design wherein they complete a 4-hour fast before engaging in an oxygen uptake assessment during their routine dance classes. During the 4-hour fasting period, participants will be asked to refrain from eating any food and drinking any beverages except for water.
No Intervention
Other intervention
No Intervention

Treatment groups

60 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Dance for PD (in-person)Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Dance for PD (virtual/remote)Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Oxygen uptake

The rate of oxygen uptake during a 60-min dance session

Time frame

The outcome measure will be assessed after the intervention (i.e., after fasting: no food for at least 4 hours prior to a single dance session) and during the intervention (i.e., participants will continue to fast during the 60-minute dance session).

Sponsors and contacts

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Northeastern University

Lead sponsor

Mark Morris Dance Group

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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