Status:
COMPLETED
Community Dance Program (CDP) for Older Adults
Lead Sponsor:
National University of Singapore
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lions Befrienders
Conditions:
Healthy Aging
Eligibility:
All Genders
55-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objectives: The primary objective of the proposed project is to develop and evaluate a Community Dance Program (CDP) for community-dwelling older adults, which is aimed at promoting physical strength...
Detailed Description
Research Design: The research design consists of: (1) Development and implementation of CDP. A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to assess the feasibility and primary ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged 55 to 85
- Able to understand and communicate in either English or Mandarin
- Able to give consent to participate (have sufficient mental capacity as assessed by the MoCA, with a score of 16 and above)
- Lives within the community setting
- Able to ambulate with minimal assistance
- Able to commit a total of 8 hours over the 8-week period dancing program
Exclusion
- Medical conditions which result in limitation of dancing
- Older adults with compromised balance and mobility (those who obtained a score of \< 5 on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
- Severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders
- Severe hearing or vision impairments
- Older adults from the control group who also participate in any other dance group during the intervention period
- Older adults who are uncomfortable with video-recording of the dance sessions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 9 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05203848
Start Date
September 9 2021
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
October 30 2024
Active Locations (1)
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National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 117599