NCT05655455

Dance and Movement Therapy Techniques in Elderly People

Completed NA Last updated 4 May 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing walking group: 1.group in Dance Therapy in 16 participants. Completed in 12 June 2023.

Timeline

12 February 2022

Primary endpoint
12 February 2023

12 June 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Amasya University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	16
Start date	12 February 2022
Primary completion	12 February 2023
Estimated completion	12 June 2023
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• walking group: 1.group
• dance and movement therapy group: 2.group

Conditions studied

• Dance Therapy — all drugs for Dance Therapy →
• Self Neglect — all drugs for Self Neglect →
• Loneliness — all drugs for Loneliness →

Sponsor

Amasya University

Who can join

Adults 65 to 80, any sex, with Dance Therapy or Self Neglect. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Aim: To investigate the effects of dance and movement therapy or walking interventions for elderly people aged 65 and over who are registered to the family health center located in the city center of Amasya, on the loneliness and self-neglect levels of the elderly.

Method: In this study, which is a repeated-measurement and 3-armed randomized controlled study with a pretest-posttest control group, the elderly aged 65 and over will be randomly assigned to two 15-person experiments and a control group. In the study, dance and movement therapy techniques will be applied to the 1st intervention group (n:15), and walking attempt (2 x40 min/week and 6 weeks in total) to the 2nd intervention group (n:15). The data collection tool will be applied before the intervention and at the 1st and 3rd months after the intervention.

Conclusion: The main result of the study is to determine that dance and movement therapy and walking attempts for the elderly are effective in reducing the levels of loneliness and self-neglect in the elderly. It is thought that the results of the study will support the elderly mentally, socially and culturally and will guide the programs that will improve the health of the elderly.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The effect of dance movement therapy and walking interventions on loneliness and self-neglect in older people aged 65 and over: a randomized controlled trial.
   Das Gecim GY, Ustun G. · · 2026 · PMID 41580654 · DOI 10.1186/s12877-026-07014-8