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Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme
Led by National University of Singapore · Updated on 2025-07-28
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
116 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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National University of Singapore
Lead Sponsor
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National Medical Research Council (NMRC), Singapore
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this interventional study is to examine the dose-response effect of Community Dance Programme (CDP) on the physical, cognitive and psychological health of pre-frail and mildly frail community-dwelling older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: Hypothesis 1: Two sessions of CDP per week (75 minutes each) significantly increase the physical outcomes (i.e. CFS, EFS, SPPB, grip strength) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 2: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the cognitive outcomes (i.e. MoCA, SDMT) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Hypothesis 3: Two sessions of CDP per week significantly improve the psychosocial outcomes (i.e. WHOQOL-OLD, De Jong Giervald Loneliness Scale, GPIC scale, SHS, SSQ) of community-dwelling older adults as compared to one session of CDP per week. Intervention: The participants will be asked to attend two sessions of CDP per week for 12 weeks at their respective Active Ageing Centres (AACs). Active control: The participants will be asked to attend one session of CDP per week for 12 weeks AACs. * The participants will be asked to go to the AACs at baseline and after 12 weeks of CDP intervention for the collection of data. * The participants will be asked to wear fitness trackers to track their heart rates during the CDP sessions to ensure that the dance curriculum is kept within the moderate intensity.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Dose-response Effect of Community Dance Programme
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 60 to 85 years
- Able to understand and communicate in English or Mandarin
- Able to give consent to participate
- Able to commit for 3 months with at least 75% attendance in the dance program
- Lives in the community
- Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score of 8 or higher
- Score of 7 or less on Edmonton Frail Scale - Acute Care or 5 or less on Clinical Frailty Scale
- Able to walk with minimal assistance
- Willing to avoid other physical exercise during the intervention
- Consent to video, photography, and audio recording during sessions and group discussions
You will not qualify if you...
- Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score below 8
- Score above 7 on Edmonton Frail Scale - Acute Care or above 5 on Clinical Frailty Scale
- Diagnosed with severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders
- Severe hearing or vision impairments
- Medical conditions limiting ability to dance (e.g., use of walking aids or wheelchair)
- Serious chronic diseases such as postural hypotension
- Registered in any other dance group during the intervention period
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Lion Befrienders' Active Ageing Centre
Singapore, Singapore
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Matilda Heng Wen An
CONTACT
V
Vivien Wu Xi, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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