Dance and Energy Expenditure Among Adults With Parkinson's

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Northeastern University
Study ID
NCT06425731
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 85 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Fasting — OTHER
    Participants (Dance for PD, in-person only) will engage in one of their routine weekly dance sessions while a portable indirect calorimeter is used for energy expenditure analysis. Before this session, participants will be asked to fast for at least 4-hours. In this way, participants in this study arm will engage in a self-controlled study design wherein they complete a 4-hour fast before engaging in an oxygen uptake assessment during their routine dance classes. During the 4-hour fasting period, participants will be asked to refrain from eating any food and drinking any beverages except for water.
  • No Intervention — OTHER
    No Intervention

Study Details

The first purpose of the study is to develop and test new methods for quantifying dance among adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's using various kinds of cameras, wearable activity monitors, and questionnaires. The second reason we are conducting the study is to better understand the relationship between the intensity of dance classes specifically designed for adults with Parkinson's and individual-level factors like the kinds of routine activities one does beyond dancing and one's health status. Participants in the study may be asked to engage in any of the following activities: * complete a small number of assessments on their physical and cognitive functioning * complete their routine group-based dance classes, specifically designed for adults with a diagnosis of Parkinson's, while being recorded Depending upon the group that a participant joins, one may also be asked to: * wear an activity monitor on their waist while engaged in their daily business as usual for nine (9) days * complete an iDXA scan * describe their perceptions on how the use of technology can integrated into their dancing

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 1, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2026
Completion
Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • Experimental: Dance for PD (in-person)
    Participants will engage in Dance for PD classes in-person in their usual fashion, and within a group-based setting, for a total of three sessions. Oxygen uptake, heart rate and perceived exertion will be measured throughout specific Dance for PD classes.
  • Experimental: Dance for PD (virtual/remote)
    Participants will engage in Dance for PD classes online in their usual fashion, and within a group-based setting, for a total of two sessions. Heart rate and perceived exertion will be measured throughout the Dance for PD classes.

Primary Outcome Measure

Oxygen uptake [ Time Frame: The outcome measure will be assessed after the intervention (i.e., after fasting: no food for at least 4 hours prior to a single dance session) and during the intervention (i.e., participants will continue to fast during the 60-minute dance session). ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Northeastern UniversityBostonMassachusetts02115
Gregory Cloutier
[email protected]
617-373-8009
Aston K McCullough, PhD, MS, MA (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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