NCT04942392

Digital Dance for People With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital Dance for People With Parkinson's Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Feasibility Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (actual)
• Sponsor: Umeå University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Dance as a treatment to support physical, cognitive and emotional functioning, has gained increased acceptance as a healthcare intervention for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been far reaching with devastating effects for at-risk populations. To find alternative and safe treatment delivery options during the pandemic has been of outmost importance. This mixed-methods, feasibility study on digital for people with Parkinson's Disease aimed to investigate: (1) the feasibility and safety of a digital home-based dance intervention for people with PD; (2) change in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue; and (3) the experience of digital dance for people with PD. Twenty-three participants partook in 10 weekly digital dance classes at home via zoom. Feasibility outcomes measures were administered at post-test. Pre-post changes in self-reported quality of life, cognitive complaints, psychological health and fatigue were measured, as well as the experience of digital dance via focus groups.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Digital dance for PD	The digital dance class was held via Zoom. The class was scheduled once a week for 60 min and consisted of 10 sessions. A professional, certified Dance for PD and experienced dance instructor was teaching the dance class. The dance classes followed the Dance for PD protocol yet was adjusted to fit the digital zoom format.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-04
• Primary completion: 2020-12-03
• Completion: 2020-12-03
• First posted: 2021-06-28
• Last updated: 2021-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden