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Optimizing Motor Training in Parkinson Disease Through Neural Mechanisms (NEURODEGEN)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Adapted Tango Dancing and Behavioral Control (BC) Condition for Parkinson Disease. Completed, enrolled 87 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about brain activity when individuals with and without Parkinson disease (PD) move their lower limbs. The investigators also want to see if and how two different types of partnered dance affect brain activity in individuals with and without PD. Testing will take place at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and at Emory University. The investigators expect to enroll about 140 people for this study over a five-year period.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Composed of simple steps, tango involves frequent movement initiation and cessation, multi-directional perturbations and varied rhythms. Participants focus on trunk control and stepping strategies, coordination, somatosensory awareness, attention to partner, path of movement, and aesthetics. Sessions will begin with a typical dance class warm-up consisting of breathing, limbering and postural alignment to upbeat music. Novel step elements will be introduced every class period. Those with PD will partner with an individual without PD. After novel step introduction, the instructor will present rhythmic training, which is indispensable to partnered dancing. Participants will learn 'typical' rhythms from tango and Latin dances, based upon the system of quicks (Q) and slows (S), ubiquitously used in ballroom dance training to understand the temporal relationship of movement to music.
Group health education sessions adapted to the needs of individuals with PD, about pharmacological management, nutrition, sleep disorders, cognitive deficits, bereavement coping, mobility, balance and home safety.