Effects of Dance on the Turning Characteristics of Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson Disease(PD)
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Parkinson Disease(PD) focused on measuring Dance, Functional Mobility, Turning
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of PD according to the London Brain Bank Criteria;
- Able to understand the verbal instructions for the tests and to walk;
- Or attempt to walk independently with no walking aid.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recent surgeries,
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS);
- Severe heart diseases, uncontrolled hypertension, myocardial infarction within a period of less than one year;
- Fitted with a pacemaker;
- Prostheses in the lower limbs;
- Stroke or other associated neurological diseases.
Sites / Locations
- Aline Nogueira Haas
- University of Wolverhampton, Walsall Campus
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Dance
Control Group
Dance intervention for 3 months, 2 times/week (1 instructor lecture session and 1 home session following a prepared video), 2 hours per week. Dance is a safe and effective form of activity, which has been used in PD population (Delabary et al., 2017; Sharp and Hewitt, 2014). Participants take part in a dance class specifically for people with PD lead by a qualified dance instructor. The dance class typically include a warm-up, dance related activities (specific to the genre of the class) and a cool-down.
Controls, not alter their personal lifestyle, but undergo the same testing as the exercise intervention group.