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Effects of Amazonian Dance on Motor and Non-motor Symptoms of People With Parkinson's: Study Protocol

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Started2025-08-04
Est. completion2025-11-26
Eligibility
Age50 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of a 12-week Amazonian dance program on cognitive and motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), comparing outcomes between participants in the intervention and those in an alternative control intervention.

Eligibility

Age: 50 Years – 80 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed diagnosis of PD according to the London Brain Bank Criteria;
* Able to understand the verbal instructions for the tests;
* Hoehn and Yahr (H\&Y) stages I-III
* ≥ 1 year undergoing medical treatment for PD with regular use of anti-parkinsonian drugs
* Capability to participate will be based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale -motor examination

Exclusion Criteria:

* Recent surgeries,
* Deep brain stimulation (DBS);
* Other associated neurological diseases or chronic diseases
* Fitted with a pacemaker;
* Prostheses in the lower limbs;

Conditions2

Parkinson DiseaseParkinson's Disease

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