Cognitive Groove (Brought to You by GERAS DANCE)
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dance Rehabilitation Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Frailty, Frail Older Adults, Frailty in Aging, Frailty Syndrome. Basic parameters: 65 years — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Canada
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Does Cognitive Groove (Brought to You by GERAS DANCE) Improve Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Frailty: A Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a community-based rehabilitation intervention (Cognitive Groove, Brought to you by GERAS DANCE), compared to usual care, on clinical outcomes in community-dwelling older adults living with frailty. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. In community-dwelling older adults living with frailty, is Cognitive Groove more effective than usual care in improving functional movement, physical performance and strength? 2. In community-dwelling older adults living with frailty is Cognitive Groove more effective than usual care in improving frailty status, fear of falling, balance confidence, mood, cognition, grip strength, activities of daily living, life space mobility, loneliness, and quality of life? 3. As a community-based rehabilitation intervention, is Cognitive Groove a cost-effective intervention embedded within the community for older adults living with frailty after 12-months? Participants will participate in Cognitive Groove classes twice per week for 3 months or receive no intervention (usual care).
Interventions
- Other Dance Rehabilitation Intervention
Cognitive Groove (GERAS DANCE) presents a novel approach to increasing or maintaining independence and quality of life by improving physical performance and mobility using reminiscent music and rhythmic movement in a fun, safe environment. Cognitive Groove was designed to meet the complex needs of older adults with frailty. Our pilot quasi-experimental studies have demonstrated Cognitive Groove results in clinically significant improvements in walking speed by 0.1 m/s with enhanced temporal-spat
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Physical Performance [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
- Change in Walking Speed [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Walking Speed [Time frame: Baseline to 3-months]
- Change in Functional Mobility [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Dual Task Ability [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Static Postural Control [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Hand Grip Strength [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Cognition [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Cognition [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Cognition [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Frailty [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Fear of Falling [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
- Change in Balance Confidence [Time frame: Baseline and 3-months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Community-dwelling aged ≥65 years
- At high risk for mobility disability/functional limitations as assessed by the FRAIL Scale ≥2
- Able to ambulate independently (25 m) with or without an assistive device
- Able to follow two-step instructions
- Medical clearance from referring clinician, or for self-referrals, medical clearance from family physician to safely participate in exercise
- Can arrange transportation to the YMCA up to 2 times per week
Exclusion criteria
- Unable to speak or understand English
- Current regular participation in a structured exercise program or receiving active physical therapy services
- Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease
- Unstable angina or heart failure
- Severe osteoarthritis (e.g., awaiting joint replacement)
- Parkinson's disease or other progressive neurological disorder
- Receiving palliative care
- Travel/commitments requiring missing more than two weeks
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Canada · 1 center
- Geras Centre for Aging Research, St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences — Hamilton
Publications
- Papaioannou A, Ioannidis G, Kennedy C, Hladysh G, Lee J, Adachi JD, Cowan D, Duarte D, Hategan A, Innes A, Keen S, Marr S, McArthur C, McKenna B, Tarride JE, Thabane L, Rabinovich A, Thrall S, Wang M, Azizudin AM, Choo WLO, Marr C, Perrotta A, Hewston P. Cognitive Groove community-based rehabilitation for older adults: study protocol for a multisite parallel randomized controlled trial. Trials. 20 PMID 42163402
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06870149 · 18231