An interventional study of Dance Program and Walking Program in Parkinson Disease, sponsored by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-28.
Sponsored by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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Among 103 studies in Parkinson Disease with a site in Brazil — 19 open to participants now, 22 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Parkinson Disease · Brazil.
Among the 103 studies in Parkinson Disease with a site in Brazil, this one is the 73rd largest by enrollment of the 95 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 3 that started in 2017, is one of 81 with no phase, and was the 39th registered.
4,576 studies on the registry are indexed under Parkinson Disease; 1,087 are open to participants now.
Browse Parkinson Disease studies →19 of the 103 studies in Parkinson Disease with a site in Brazil are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba · Sites in Brazil
Ages 50–80
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Sites in Brazil
Ages 18+
Raphael Mendes Ritti Dias · Sites in Brazil
Ages 40+
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Sites in Brazil
Ages 40+
Hoffmann-La Roche · Sites in Brazil, United States, Australia and 14 more countries
Ages 50–85
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Of the 749 Parkinson Disease studies recruiting now, 311 (42%) set no upper age limit and 127 (17%) stop at 75 or younger; 64 take children under 18; 189 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 50 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
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103 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
A study in two phases is counted once above. Listed by phase, each with its combined phases: Phase 1 2 · Phase 2 7 · Phase 3 9
First in 2002; this study’s year is marked. 3 started in 2017.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's enrollment of 20 is below the median of 40 across 3,355 interventional studies indexed under Parkinson Disease.
Median enrollment 34 across the 95 interventional studies, 322 across the 8 observational. Of the 53 that completed or were terminated, 3 (6%) have results posted.
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7 of 103 have an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul is the lead sponsor of 121 studies on the registry; 20 are open to participants now.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul has 6 studies filed under Parkinson Disease — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
9 of the studies in Parkinson Disease with a site in Brazil that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07488026Universidade Federal de PernambucoEffects of the Stimulation Site of tsMS With TMS on Functional Mobility in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease | 2026-11 |
| NCT07172698Federal University of Health Science of Porto AlegreEffects of a Multicomponent Protocol With Emphasis on Muscle Power Training on Bradykinesia in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease | 2026-12-01 |
| NCT06921122Hospital de Clinicas de Porto AlegreUse Of A Tongue Strength Training Device And Its Relationship With Speech In Patients With Parkinson's Disease | 2026-12-20 |
| NCT06815302Oregon Health and Science UniversityTURN-IT FOG: Improving Turning and Freezing of Gait in People With PD | 2026-12-31 |
| NCT07567599Federal University of Minas GeraisDeep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Motor and Functional Outcomes | 2027-02 |
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Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized as progressive and neurodegenerative, is one of the most frequent neurological diseases of the present time. Patients with PD present motor impairment, such as muscle stiffness, rest tremor, slow movements, postural instability, and gait and balance alterations; And non-motor factors, such as cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders, depressive symptoms, and a consequent decrease in quality of life (QL). Dance can be an important tool for the complementary treatment of these patients, when added to traditional drug therapies and physiotherapies. Thus, the present study aims to verify the effects of a program of dance and walking in gait and QL of 38 adults with PD, divided in two groups, and to compare the aspects of functionality, dynamic stability, kinematics and QL. The data collection instruments will be a personal data sheet of the patients, the Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H\&Y), the Rehabilitation Index (RI), the motor part of the Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS III), the Timed Up ang Go test (TUG), the kinematic analysis of walking and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20.0 will be used to analyze the data, using the Wilcoxon test for non-parametric data and the paired t-test for parametric data, in order to compare pre and post intervention data. The significance level adopted for both tests will be p \<0.05. It is expected that a program of 24 sessions of dance classes will be as or more effective than a program of 24 walking sessions for the gait quality and QL for the participants of the study.
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This group will be undergo dance classes two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Dance classes inspired by the rhythm of Forró and Samba.
Other: Dance Program
This group will be undergo walking training two times a week, for 12 weeks. 24 sessions. Intervention administered: Walking program with 3 different moments.
Other: Walking Program
The dance program consists of dance classes inspired by the rhythm of Forró and Samba. The sessions are divided into four stages: 1) stretching and sensitization of the body, with the support of chairs; 2) balance and rhythm exercises, with the support of the bar; 3) dance inspired by the genres worked - Forró and Samba; 4) Fun activities that stimulate socialization or with visual clues, working displacements, motor coordination, rhythm, improvisation and creativity. 24 sessions, twice a week, which session take 60 min.
The walking program consists of 3 moments: 1) a brief warm-up of free walking for 3 minutes in the comfortable velocity; 2) then walking according to the training cycle, the intensity will be between 60 and 80% of the reserve heart rate; 3) a relaxation. 24 sessions, twice a week, which session take 60 min.
The change in functional mobility
The functional mobility will be assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test. This first outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.
Time frame: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention
The change in the gait specific parameters
The gait specific parameters will be assessed using the BTS SMART DX 7000. This secondary outcome will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups.
Time frame: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention
The change in Quality of Life
Quality of Life will be assessed using Parkinsons' Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The Quality of Life questionnaire will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ39) measures patients' quality of life through 39 questions. The instrument is divided into eight dimensions: mobility, activities of daily living, emotional well-being, stigma, social support, cognition, communication and bodily discomfort. In total, patients answer 39 questions that should be noted among five response options: "never," "rarely," "sometimes," "often" or "always."
Time frame: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention
The change in motor symptoms
Motor symptoms will be assessed using Unified Parkinsons' Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS). The motor symptoms will be evaluated before and after 12 weeks of Dance Classes and Walking Training in both groups. We will use the Part III of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS III), which measures the motor symptoms of the disease. Part III of the UPDRS is composed of 14 items, covering questions 18 to 31 of the scale. Each item has 5 response options that add up to 0 to 4 points, how bigger is the total score on the scale; greater is the patient's motor impairment.
Time frame: Before and after 12 weeks after the intervention
Plan to share: No
Ran from Jul 2017 to primary completion in Jul 2017, 0 months.
Of 1,293 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Parkinson Disease, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 44. This study's 0 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 1,369 studies reached it within 25 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 44.
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