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Dance for people with Parkinson's and their carers

This study follows movement skills and quality of life during a programme of weekly dance classes.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: DRKS00000243

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Start (reported date)
2009-11-13

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Ages 18 years to 95 years · Ask the team who can join

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed Parkinson disease, or caregiver Exclusion criteria: declined general condition
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Does dance improve the Quality of life and the motor skills of Parkinson´s patients and their caregivers?

Original description

Intervention: Group 1: one weekly dance class (1h30) Primary outcome: Improvement of the Quality of Life; questionnary about Quality of life after 8 and 12 months. Secondary outcome: improvement of the motor skills via Motor examination; UPDRS, Timed up and go, Semitandemtest; before and after the dance lesson. || improvement of the general condition after dance class; questionnary after dance class || imrpovement of the general condition of the caregivers; one-time questionnary

Conditions reported: G20;Parkinson disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Group 1: one weekly dance class (1h30)
Phases
N/A
Sponsor
Neurologische Universitätsklinik - Neurozentrum- Forschungslabor für kortikale Bewegungskontrolle
Start date reported by registry
2009-11-13 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Rumyana Kristeva · 0761 270 5411 · rumyana.kristeva@uniklinik-freiburg.de

Study locations

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Germany

Status not reported

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