University of Southern California Choreographic Institute Line Dance Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Quality of Life

In brief

This study will include dance protocols for targeted therapeutic interventions measuring the effect of line dancing on cognitive, emotional and social well-being. The hypothesis is that participating in a one-hour line dance class once a week for twelve weeks will decrease stress levels and enhance participants' quality of life, as measured by interview survey questionnaires. Questionnaires will be administered at the beginning, mid-point, and end of the study. The objectives of the study are threefold: to quantify the beneficial effects of line dancing on quality of life including cognitive, emotional and social well-being; to identify how non-lifetime, amateur dance practitioners can benefit from dancing; and to demystify dance class and make it accessible to people who are not interested in learning a specific dance technique or concert/art dance. Line dancing is a cross-cultural, intergenerational activity that could fill this role.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03525327

Run by

Patrick Corbin

People needed

19

Starts

2017-09-25

Expected to finish

2019-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-11-01

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects should be between the gaes of 50 and 90 years old.

You may not qualify if…

• Younger than 50 or older than 90.

Where it is running

• Ahamnson Senior Center at Expo Center — Los Angeles, California, United States

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