HemiparesisDanceStudioNCT03149458
Dance Workshop on Balance of Hemiparetic Patients
A study testing dance in people with Hemiparesis, run by Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805 at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
The majority of hemiparetic patients have balance disorders, which impact independence in daily living activities and walking. Conventional techniques used in rehabilitation improve balance but have shown no effects on dynamic balance required during walking. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Hemiparesis
- What is being tested?
- dance
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 31 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 15 Mar 2017to 8 Jul 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patient who signed the consent letter
- Male or female adults age ≥ 18 years,
- Hemiparetic patient
- Patient with balance disorders, able to walk alone and perform a U-turn, with or without technical assistance.
Who cannot join
- Bilateral brain lesions, cerebellar syndrome
- Other pathology or impairment that may interfere with the study such as visual, cardiovascular or other uncontrolled medical conditions
- Patient who underwent surgery of the musculoskeletal system in The 6 months prior to inclusion
- Major cognitive disorders not allowing the dance activity or the passing of evaluations
- Behavioral disorders not allowing group workshops
- Pregnant woman, breastfeeding
- Non-affiliation to a social security scheme (beneficiary or beneficiary)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects of a Dance Workshop on the Balance Abilities of Hemiparetic Patients
The majority of hemiparetic patients have balance disorders, which impact independence in daily living activities and walking. Conventional techniques used in rehabilitation improve balance but have shown no effects on dynamic balance required during walking. Recently dance is proposed to improve dynamic balance in older people and people with Parkinson's disease. Although many studies showed that dance is an effective activity to improve balance in these people, it has never been assessed in hemiparetic patients (except a case report). The aim of this study is to show that a dance program improves the balance of hemiparetic patients, compared to a control group. This randomized controlled study aims to include 40 hemiparetic patients who will perform a dance program (experimental group) or a upper-limb rehabilitation program (control group) for 8 one-hour sessions.
Read the detailed description
Randomized controlled study aims to include 40 hemiparetic patients who will perform a dance program (experimental group) or a upper-limb rehabilitation program (control group) for 8 one-hour sessions. These activities are carried out in the form of a workshop and are already proposed in common practice in the service. They are carried out by the physiotherapists of the service. Patients are assigned in one of two study groups. It is specified that they will be able to carry out the program of the opposing group at the end of the study in order to limit the "disappointment" effect. The evaluations will be carried out at 4 and 8 weeks and will mainly rely on data of balance, function, quality of life and satisfaction
- Conditions
- Hemiparesis
- Being tested
- dance, control
- Keywords
- stroke, balance, dance
- Medical subject headings
- Paresis, Stroke
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
danceOther
dance program
controlOther
upper limb rehabilitation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Dance group | Experimental | dance program for 8 one-hour sessions. Receives: Other: dance |
| control group | Active comparator | upper limb rehabilitation for 8 one-hour sessions. Receives: Other: control |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Timed up and Go
get up, walk 3m, turn around and return sit down
Measured: 5min
Secondary outcomes (1)
Berg Balance Scale
clinical scale assessing balance. 14-item scale designed to measure balance of the older adult in a clinical setting. Scoring: A five-point scale, ranging from 0-4. "0" indicates the lowest level of function and "4" the highest level of function. Total Score = 56
Measured: 10min
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 May 2017
- Study start15 Mar 2017
- Primary completion20 Jul 2022
- Study completion8 Jul 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for HemiparesisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- randomized controlled study
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 31 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Fondation Garches
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- François GENET, PhD, Principal investigator, Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03149458
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2016-A01876-45
- Acronym
- DanceStudio
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 27 Feb 2017
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No