NCT02021890

Efficacy Study of Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program in Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

A Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program to Improve Fitness and Adherence to Physical Activity in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Bologna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Conditions

• Diabetes
• Obesity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dance program	two-hour dancing session twice a week, led by instructors in a private hall of a disco. Both solo and partner and group dances were performed during each session: an initial one-hour activity, chaired by two instructors who taught new steps and choreographies to patients (both individually and in group), was followed by a second hour, when patients danced in pairs both Latin and standard ballroom music
BEHAVIORAL	Self-selected physical activity	gym sessions (with the support of sports associations), exercising at home (cycling, stepping) or walking, jogging or cycling outside with/without group support

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-07-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2013-12-27
• Last updated: 2013-12-27

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy