Recruiting

Dance Program

Sponsor:

DanceStream Projects

Code:

NCT06221202

Conditions

Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer Disease

Lewy Body Disease

Frontotemporal Dementia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Stories in the Moment Dance Program - Online

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study is designed to evaluate the impact on the quality of life and wellbeing of a person-centered online dance program on people living with dementia or MCI and care partners.

The duration of the study will be 1 year. Each participant in the study will be followed for approximately 4 months. The study includes joining a weekly 1-hour dance program online on Zoom for 12 weeks. Prior and after the dance program, participants will meet with the research coordinator to answer some questionnaires about wellbeing and reflections on their experience in the program. After the completion of the dance program, participants will be invited to join a focus group to reflect of the impact of the program with fellow participants.

The study will enroll up to 72 participants. This includes 36 dyads of persons living with dementia or MCI and their care partners.

The study will enroll community-dwelling people living with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or mild to moderate-stage dementia and care partners living in the United States.

Conditions

Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer Disease

Lewy Body Disease

Frontotemporal Dementia

Study ID

NCT06221202

Start date

Feb 10, 2023

Status verified date

Jan, 2024

Completion date

Oct 31, 2024

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2024

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria (person living with dementia):

  • age 50 or older
  • a self-reported mild cognitive impairment or dementia diagnosis and mild-moderate dementia severity (confirmed by care partner or collateral)
  • a care partner or a collateral (a family member, paid caregiver, or close friend who spends at least 8 hours/week with the person living with dementia and speaks fluent English) who consents to join the study
  • English fluency, categorized as not requiring translation into another language. Being non-verbal or having limited verbal ability will not be considered exclusion criteria but this condition will be noted.
  • access to and basic ability to use the videoconferencing platform (Zoom) on a digital device (tablet, telephone or computer) (or access to support therein).

Inclusion criteria (care partner or a collateral - defined as a family member, paid caregiver, or close friend who spends at least 8 hours/week with the person living with dementia):

  • age 18 and older
  • speaks fluent English
  • access to and basic ability to use the videoconferencing platform (Zoom) on a digital device (tablet, telephone or computer) (or access to support therein).

Exclusion Criteria (person living with dementia):

  • Persons living with dementia unable to provide consent or assent. Persons living with dementia who do not have capacity to provide consent but are capable of providing assent will be included if a care partner or collateral who is a legally authorized representative provides consent.
  • Persons living with dementia with severe dementia (classified as being unable to sit up independently and being non-ambulatory within the upper extremities) will be excluded. Being non-verbal or having limited verbal ability will not be considered exclusion criteria but this condition will be noted. For these participants, attempts will be made to capture responses to questionnaires via alternative communication methods (gesture, facial expression, typing in the chat) and the care partner or collateral will be asked to corroborate or supplement the responses.
  • Lack of reliable access to a digital device with Zoom application.

Exclusion criteria (care partner or a collateral):

• Lack of reliable access to a digital device with Zoom application.

Study Design

Enrollment

72 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Stories in the Moment Dance Intervention

12 weeks online dance program - 1hour/week for 12 weeks

Interventions

Stories in the Moment Dance Program - Online

Stories in the Moment is a co-creative dance, movement and storytelling program for persons living with dementia and care partners.

Primary outcome measure

  • Wellbeing [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks pre 12-week dance intervention and 1-2 weeks post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Loneliness [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks pre 12-week dance intervention and 1-2 weeks post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Anxiety [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks pre 12-week dance intervention and 1-2 weeks post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Belonging [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Participant Interest, Expectations and Perceived Wellbeing and Belonging [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks pre 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Participant Satisfaction and Perceived Impact [ Time Frame: 1-2 weeks post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Participant focus group post-dance intervention [ Time Frame: Immediately post 12-week dance intervention ]
  • Action Research Field Notes [ Time Frame: During 12-week dance intervention ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Magda Kaczmarska, MFA

520-331-5726magda.kaczmarska@gbhi.org

Locations

Online

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 11375

Contacts

Magda Kaczmarska, MFA

520-331-5726magda.kaczmarska@gbhi.org

Principal Investigator:

Magda Kaczmarska, MFA

More Information

Sponsor

DanceStream Projects

Last update posted

Jan 24, 2024

Last verified

Jan, 2024

Keywords

  • Dance
  • Wellbeing
  • Belonging
  • Non-pharmacological intervention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by DanceStream Projects on 2024-01-24.