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SynthesisJournal of neurology2022

Efficacy of dance for Parkinson's disease: a pooled analysis of 372 patients.

Sara Mohamed Hasan, Somia Alshafie, Elfatih A Hasabo, Ma'moun Saleh, Walaa Elnaiem, Aya Qasem, Yazan O Alzu'bi, Asmaa Khaled, Mohamed Sayed Zaazouee, Khaled Mohamed Ragab and 2 more

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Synthesis in Journal of neurology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Optimal dose and type of exercise improve the overall balance in adults with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  16. If Art Were a Drug: Implications for Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Sara Mohamed HasanFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt.
Somia AlshafieFaculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Elfatih A HasaboFaculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Ma'moun SalehFaculty of Medicine, Hashemite University, Az Zarqa', Jordan.
Walaa ElnaiemFaculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Aya QasemMedical Analysis, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Al-Zarqa', Jordan.
Yazan O Alzu'biFaculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Asmaa KhaledFaculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Mohamed Sayed ZaazoueeFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt.
Khaled Mohamed RagabFaculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
Anas Zakarya NoureldenFaculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Fahmy DoheimInternational Medical Research Association (IMedRA), Cairo, Egypt. fahmydoheim@alumni.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8279-5078
Al-Azhar University · EGUniversity of Khartoum · SDAl-Balqa Applied University · JOHashemite University · JOInternational Medical Research (Germany) · DEJordan University of Science and Technology · JOMinia University · EGSuez Canal University · EGTanta University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that presents with motor and nonmotor symptoms such as bradykinesia, resting tremor, postural instability, and cognitive and neuropsychiatric manifestations. Dance therapy or complex motor activity, besides pharmacological treatment, may have benefits in PD patients.

objectiveTo assess the effect of dance in patients with PD.

methodsWe searched for clinical trials in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, and Cochrane till April 2020 using relevant keywords. Data were extracted and pooled as mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) by Review Manager 5.3.

resultsFourteen randomized controlled trials with 372 patients were included. Dance showed a significant improvement over the control group in term of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale III (UPDRS III) after three (MD = - 4.49, 95% CI [- 6.78, - 2.21], p = 0.00001), six, (MD = - 5.96, 95% CI [- 8.89, - 3.02], p < 0.0001), and 12 months (MD = - 14.58, 95% CI [- 24.76, - 4.4], p = 0.005), and Mini-BES test after 12 months. Compared to exercise, dance showed a significant improvement in Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and Mini-BES test.

conclusionIn comparison to other types of exercise or no activity, dance improves the symptoms and outcomes in patients with PD, especially motor symptoms. Dance also has positive effects on balance, functional mobility, and cognition.

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Dance TherapyParkinson DiseaseCognitionExerciseHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDanceMeta-analysisParkinson’s disease

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PMID33966112
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