NCT04120467: HEMI'DANCE

Dance as a Means to Improve Functions and Quality of Life After a Stroke

Terminated NA Last updated 31 March 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Dance in Stroke in 16 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline

3 February 2020

Primary endpoint
7 March 2022

7 March 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Anne-Violette Bruynnel
Phase	NA
Status	Terminated
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	16
Start date	3 February 2020
Primary completion	7 March 2022
Estimated completion	7 March 2022
Sites	1 location across Switzerland

Drugs / interventions tested

• Dance
• Standard rehabilitation

Conditions studied

• Stroke — all drugs for Stroke →

Sponsor

Anne-Violette Bruynnel

Who can join

Adults 45 to 80, any sex, with Stroke. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Context Dance is an intrinsically motivating activity comprising social interaction, stimulation through music, the joy of moving despite motor limitations induced by pathology, and which has good perceived benefits among participants. Moving with pleasure is essential to finding the motivation to engage in rehabilitation program and physical activity. In stroke context, physical activity and rehabilitation were difficult to carry out because of cognitive and motor disabilities. Moreover, when the rehabilitation is over, the diminishing motor stimulation gradually limits autonomy in daily tasks. It is therefore urgent to provide persons in a post-stroke situation with motivating physical activity opportunities. Very few studies have studied dance in a context of stroke, while this physical activity is highly adapted and effective for other chronic conditions.

Objectives: The main objective is to assess the effects of dance practice on cognitive and motor functions for persons after stroke. The secondary objective is to investigate the effects of dance on quality of life, motivation and adherence. The investigator's hypothesis is that the practice of dance induces an increase of balance and motor capacities, and improving the quality of life, adherence and motivation after a stroke.

Materials and method :

Forty-eight subjects with stroke in subacute phase will be randomized into two groups: 1) intervention (dance and standard rehabilitation) and 2) control (standard rehabilitation). Before intervention, stroke severity, cognitive abilities and motor capacities will be tested. Two baseline tests will occur to assess the stability of individuals will be planned. Participants will attend a dance class weekly during 6 weeks. The cognitive and motor functions (balance, lower-limbs strength, coordination and motor level), the quality of life (Stroke-specific quality of life scale) will be measured at 4 and 6 weeks in both groups. Participant satisfaction with regard to dance will be tested, as well as adherence and adverse effects.

Perspectives:

The joy of dancing and the possibility of including other non-disabled people should facilitate adherence and motivation and increase the recovery of cognitive and motor functions.This project should motivate physiotherapists and dance teachers to increase the offer of dance classes for persons with motor and cognitive impairments.This action will be a basis for combating people's sedentary lifestyle after a stroke.

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Dancing to improve balance control, cognitive-motor functions and quality of life after stroke: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
   Morice E, Moncharmont J, Jenny C, Bruyneel AV. · · 2020 · cited 7× · PMID 32998921 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037039
2. Dance after stroke improves motor recovery in the subacute phase: A randomized controlled trial.
   Bruyneel AV, Pourchet T, Reinmann A. · · 2023 · cited 1× · PMID 38053900 · DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22275