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Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme

RecruitingNAAges 60 Years - 85 YearsAllNational University of Singapore
NCT07081191 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this interventional study is to examine the dose-response effect of Community Dance Programme (CDP) on the physical, cognitive and psychological health of pre-frail and mildly frail community-dwelling older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: Hypothesis 1: Two sessions of CDP per week (75 minutes each) significantly increase the physical outcomes (i.e. CFS, EFS, SPPB, grip strength) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 2: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the cognitive outcomes (i.e. MoCA, SDMT) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 3: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the psychosocial outcomes (i.e. WHOQOL-OLD, De Jong Giervald Loneliness Scale, GPIC scale, SHS, SSQ) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one s

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60 to 85. * Able to understand and communicate in either English or Mandarin. * Able to give consent to participate. * Able to commit for three months and able to achieve at least an attendance rate of 75% for the dance program. * Lives within the community setting. * Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score\>= 8 * Obtain a score of less than or equal to 7 in Edmonton Frail Scale - Acute Care or less than or equal to 5 in Clinical Frailty Scale * Able to ambulate with minimal assistance * Willing to avoid other physical exercise during the interventional period. * Consent to video and photography of the dance sessions and audio recording of the FGDs. Exclusion Criteria: * Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score of less than 8. * A score of more than 7 on the Edmonton Frail Scale - Acute Care or a score of more than 5 on Clinical Frailty Scale * Diagnosed with severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders. * Have severe hearing or vision impairments * Have medical conditions which results in limitation of dancing (e.g. walking aids, wheelchair etc.) * Older adults with serious chronic diseases (e.g. postural hypotension etc.) * Registered in any other dance group during the intervention period
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What it tests

  • Dance
  • Active Control
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Where

1 site
Lion Befrienders' Active Ageing Centre
Singapore, Singapore
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