Start:
February 6, 2018
End:
May 2021
Enrollment:
240
This study will test dance and social engagement as a method to decrease behavioral symptoms and improve quality of life in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early Alzheimer's disease. Participants in this study will attend one-hour improvisational dance lessons (group or non-group) or party game sessions two times a week for 12 weeks. Dance moves and games will be varied within the sessions to incorporate pacing and variability. Another group will be randomized as a no-contact control group and will continue their current disease management and lifestyle for 12 weeks. After the study, these participants may join a weekly community improvisational dance class for as many sessions as they would like.
Minimum Age: 60 Years
Maximum Age: 85 Years
Contact study personnel listed either under the general study contact or the location nearest you.
Contact NIA’s Alzheimer’s and related Dementias Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at 800-438-4380 or email ADEAR.
Lead: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborator Sponsor
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03333837
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