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Trial reportAmerican journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias2017

International Ballroom Dancing Against Neurodegeneration: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Greek Community-Dwelling Elders With Mild Cognitive impairment.

Ioulietta Lazarou, Themis Parastatidis, Anthoula Tsolaki, Mara Gkioka, Anastasios Karakostas, Stella Douka, Magda Tsolaki

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 64 papers, 22 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06644690 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of a Creative Dance-Supported CO-OP Approach on Executive Functions, Attention, Memory, and Dual-Task Performance in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorÇankırı Karatekin UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled26ConditionsMild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)ArmsCO-OP with Creative Dance, CO-OP Only
NCT07105800 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Pilot Study of Dance Intervention for Enhancing Executive Function and Physical Performance in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho HospitalRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsOlder Adults, Cognitive Impairment, MildArmsMusic-based dance, Control
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ioulietta Lazarou1 3rd Department of Neurology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Themis Parastatidis2 Greek Alzheimer Association and Related Disorders (GAARD), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anthoula Tsolaki2 Greek Alzheimer Association and Related Disorders (GAARD), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Mara Gkioka1 3rd Department of Neurology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anastasios Karakostas4 Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Stella Douka6 Sports Medicine Laboratory, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
Magda Tsolaki1 3rd Department of Neurology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany studies have highlighted the positive effects of dance in people with neurodegenerative diseases.

objectivesTo explore the effects of International Ballroom Dancing on cognitive function in elders with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).

methodsOne-hundred twenty-nine elderly patients with aMCI diagnosis (mean age 66.8 ± 10.1 years) were randomly assigned into 2 groups: intervention group (IG, n = 66) and control group (CG, n = 63). The IG exercised systematically for 10 months, and both groups were submitted to extensive neuropsychological assessment prior and after the 10-month period.

resultsAccording to the independent sample t test at the follow-up, significant differences between groups were found in benefit of the IG while the CG showed worse performance in the majority of neuropsychological tests. According to the Student t test, better performance is detected in IG in contrast with CG, which had worse performance almost in all scales.

conclusionDance may be an important nonpharmacological approach that can benefit cognitive functions.

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Outcome Assessment, Health CareAgedAged, 80 and overCognitive DysfunctionDance TherapyFemaleGreeceHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedelderlyGreek populationInternational Ballroom Dancingmild cognitive impairmentrandomized controlled trial

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PMID28840742
PMCPMC10852896

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