Online Dance Versus Therapeutic Exercise for Parkinson Disease.

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre40 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized clinical trial in an online format, which will only include people with PD randomly divided into two groups: Group 1 - Social Telerehabilitation with Dance and Music Group 2 - Social Telerehabilitation with Multimodal Therapeutic Exercise and Music

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Dance & Music (Online)OTHER

This is a social telerehabilitation with dance and music. It will include artistic form, imageries using scenic arts, imageries using aspects of theater and storytelling, movement improvisation, choreography and sequence of movements, complex dance movements, fluidity of movement or connection between one movement and another, rhythmicity and/or movement built with music. It will include instructions for motor learning, music, and socialization

Multimodal Therapeutic Exercise & Music (Online)OTHER

This is a social telerehabilitation with multimodal therapeutic Exercise and Music. It is restricted to the execution of movements within series and standardized and fixed repetitions, with a background music. It will not include dance. It will include instructions for motor learning, music, and socialization.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD according to the clinical criteria of the London Brain Bank Criteria (2006); * Age between 40-90 years; * A minimum score of 18 in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment; * Drug therapy/exercise stable for at least four weeks before the study starts; * Agreement to participate in the study according to the Informed Consent Form. Exclusion Criteria: * Auditory and/or visual disturbances that compromise understanding simple commands; * Access to the internet and a device to access online classes; * A house member and/or caregiver at home for supervision during the entire experiment, including evaluations and interventions. For patients scoring less than 2.5 points on the modified Hoehn and Yahr Scale (indicating mild disease impairment, independence in daily living activities, and no risk of falls), the requirement for household member supervision may be waived.

Locations (1)

Aline

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of Quality of life

Quality of life measured by Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Scores range from 0-100 (100 = maximum level of problems).

Time frame: Change from Pre to Post treatment (12 weeks) and FOLLOW-UP (after 4 weeks of study ending)

Assessment of Well-being

Well-being measured by the scale Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). scores range from 10 - 50, a higher score indicates more of a positive affect.

Time frame: Change from Pre to Post treatment (12 weeks) and FOLLOW-UP (after 4 weeks of study ending)

Secondary Outcomes

Assessment of Motor symptoms severity

Motor symptoms severity measured by the scale Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale, motor subscale (UPDRS III). Part III: Motor examination: 18 items. Score range: 0-132, 32 and below is mild, 59 and above is severe.

Time frame: Change from Pre to Post treatment (12 weeks) and FOLLOW-UP (after 4 weeks of study ending)

Assessment of Functional lower extremity strength

Functional lower extremity strength measured by the Five times sit to stand test (FTSTS). The time to complete the test is measured, where lower time to perform sit to stand represents better functional lower extremity strength

Time frame: Change from Pre to Post treatment (12 weeks)

Assessment of Symptoms of Anxiety

Symptoms of Anxiety measured by the Parkinson Anxiety Scale (PAS). Scores range from 0-48 (48= maximum level of problems).

Time frame: Change from Pre to Post treatment (12 weeks)

Assessment of Attention and Memory Recognition

Executive function by means attention and memory recognition measureb by Online Attention Test (OAT) and Recognition Memory Test (RMT).

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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