NCT03908801

Evaluation of Specialized Water Dance Intervention

Evaluation of Specialized Water Dance Intervention (SWAN) for Individuals With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Region Örebro County · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have extensive health problems and need for personal assistance throughout the day. Few physical- and health promoting activities are available for them and among the activities, few have been scientifically evaluated. Specialized water dance intervention (SWAN) is a new method developed to relieve discomfort and promote physical wellbeing among people with PIMD. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of SWAN on stress, spasticity, pain, alertness, wellbeing and social interaction among individuals with PIMD. Individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have extensive health problems and need for personal assistance throughout the day. Few physical and health promoting activities are available for them. Among the activities, few have been scientifically evaluated. Specialized water dance intervention (SWAN) is a new method developed to relieve discomfort and promote physical wellbeing among people with PIMD. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of SWAN on stress, spasticity, pain, alertness, wellbeing and social interaction among individuals with PIMD. Prospective randomized controlled intervention study in which the effects of SWAN are tested in a two-group cross-over design with pre-, under- and post-measurements. The study is conducted as a multicenter study with four participating county councils/regions I Sweden (Varmland County Council, Region Orebro County, Region Ostergotland and Region Gavleborg). The SWAN intervention is given once a week for 3 months (12 occasions). Each SWAN session is 45 minutes and is led by two SWAN leaders.

Conditions

• Spastic
• Pain, Chronic
• Stress
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Specialized water dance intervention	Group activity in a warm pool (32-34 °C) led by two SWAN leaders. During each session, nine songs are played and the participants, assisted by a support person, perform dance movements rhythmically to the mood of the music. The songs are chosen to stimulate different movement patterns and to emphasize different emotions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-01
• Primary completion: 2020-09-30
• Completion: 2020-12-11
• First posted: 2019-04-09
• Last updated: 2021-09-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden