BAILA: Being Active, Increasing Latinos Healthy Aging (BAILA)
Mobility Limitation
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Mobility Limitation focused on measuring Physical activity, Dance, Latinos, Aging, Older adults, Health disparities
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age > 55 years old
- self-identification as Latino/Hispanic
- ability to speak Spanish
- participation in <3 day/week of aerobic exercise
- at risk for disability
- adequate cognitive status as assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination
- danced < 2 times/month over the past 12 months
- willingness to be randomly assigned to treatment or control group
- no plans to leave the country for more than two consecutive weeks over the next year
Exclusion Criteria:
- uncontrolled cardiovascular disease
- uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
- pacemaker in situ
- severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- recent healing or unhealed fracture(s)
- use of an assistance device to walk (cane, walker, or wheelchair)
Sites / Locations
- West Suburban Senior Services, Inc
- Catholic Charities of the Archdioceses of Chicago St Mary of Celle Strengthening Center
- Pilsen Senior Center
- Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
- Villa Guadalupe Senior Services, Inc.
- Northwest (Copernicus) Regional Senior Center
- Dance Academy of Salsa
- West Town Senior Center
- St. Agnes of Bohemia Parish
- Southwest Senior Center
- Kelvyn Park Senior Center
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
BAILAMOS© Dance Program
Health Education Control Group
BAILAMOS© Dance Program + Maintenance Program: includes a 4-month twice-weekly adoption phase and a 4-month twice-weekly maintenance phase. Each month during adoption a new dance style is introduced by a professional dance instructor. During the 4-month maintenance phase an indigenous dance leader, trained by the professional dance instructor, will lead dance with participants twice per week
Health Education Control Group: Sedentary older Latinos randomly assigned to the health education control group will participate in classes developed for older adults and offered by the University of Illinois Extension. All classes are conducted in Spanish by extension staff using Spanish-language materials. Classes will meet one day per week for two hours, to provide equitable social contact as the treatment group.