Status:

RECRUITING

The DANCEREX Proof-of-Concept Study for Chronic Neurological Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

Collaborating Sponsors:

IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

University of Milano Bicocca

Conditions:

Sclerosis, Multiple

Neurocognitive Impairment, Mild

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new digital therapeutic solution which combines a holistic, multidimensional rehabilitation program based on dance and music with an innovative motivationa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age between 18 and 85 years (adult and older adult);
  • education equal to or more than five years
  • agreement to participate with the signature of the informed consent form;
  • clinical diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) according to the 2017 revised criteria of MC Donald - Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score equal or less than 4.5, R-R disease course, freedom from relapses, and steroid treatment for at least one month, OR clinical diagnosis of pre-Mild Cognitive Impairment - MCI (Subjective Memory Complaints and/or Subjective Cognitive Complaints)/MCI at risk of Alzheimer's Disease with the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale equal or less than 0.5
  • Normal score to a screening test for cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment test - MoCA test \> 15.5 Santangelo et al., 2015)

Exclusion

  • presence of comorbidities that prevent patients from undertaking a safe home program (e.g., balance problems, history of falls in the past 6 months, use of assistive devices for deambulation)
  • presence of overt hearing/visual impairment
  • for the MCI group, the absence of a caregiver/study partner able to support the participant;
  • no living in one's own home;
  • for the MS group, score in cerebellum function at EDSS greater than 3

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 31 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

192 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06112639

Start Date

January 31 2024

End Date

October 31 2025

Last Update

January 10 2025

Active Locations (3)

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IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

Brescia, Italy, 25125

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IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino-Pulejo

Messina, Italy, 98124

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IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS

Milan, Italy, 20148