Adherence and Health Effects of Video Dance in Postmenopausal Women

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post Menopausal

In brief

This is a 6 month randomized clinical trial comparing video dance, brisk walking and delayed entry controls. The interventions have two phases; a 12 week initiation phase with substantial structure and supervision, followed by a 12 week transition phase, with reduced structure and supervision. Participants are 168 overweight or obese, sedentary postmenopausal women aged 50 to 65; 60 in each exercise arm and 48 in the wait list control group. The following research questions will be assessed: 1. Is exercise adherence at 6 months better with video dance games compared to brisk walking? 2. Does video dance game exercise compared to wait list controls, induce beneficial changes in physical and mental health? 3. Does video dance game exercise compared to brisk walking better promote balance, attention and visual spatial skills, without loss of benefit to cardiovascular fitness? 4. Is video dance preferred to brisk walking for exercise among postmenopausal women? If so, who and why?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01443455

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

168

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-02

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participants must be female
• age 50-65
• not currently exercising at least 20 minutes
• three times per week
• a BMI of 25 or higher

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusions are largely related to medical safety and include history of osteoporosis, osteoporotic fractures, active cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled hypertension, weight bearing pain that would limit exercise, seizure disorder or any medical condition or medication that would limit the safety of the study.

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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