Influencing Adolescent Girls´ With Creative Dance Twice Weekly

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Margareta Moller, University Hospital Orebro

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01523561

First received: January 18, 2012

Last updated: January 31, 2012

Last verified: January 2012

History of Changes

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

January 18, 2012

Last Updated Date

January 31, 2012

Start Date ^ICMJE

October 2009

Primary Completion Date

January 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Self reported health [ Time Frame: change from baseline to follow up at 20 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

the single-item question "How do you rate your general health?" is frequently used in national and international surveys. The response alternatives is 1. Very poor, 2. Poor, 3. Neither good nor poor, 4. Good, 5. Very good. Measuring general health with a five-degree scale has been agreed upon in the EU.

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Change History

Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01523561 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

adherence to and experience of the intervention [ Time Frame: change baseline to follow up at 20 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

The adherence to the dance intervention was measured by registering attendance at every dance session during the intervention period. Cancellations were made by telephone or text message.The experience of the dance intervention was evaluated with a graphic rating scale, a modified Visual Analogue Scale with five discrete alternatives.The question was "How do you experience dancing while you perform it?"; the rating scale started at "entirely negative" and ended at "entirely positive." Cut-off was set between "neutral" and "entirely positive".

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Influencing Adolescent Girls´ With Creative Dance Twice Weekly

Official Title ^ICMJE

Influencing Adolescent Girls With Internalizing Problems With Creative Dance Twice Weekly. A Randomised, Controlled Study

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate if creative dance twice weekly can influence girls wellbeing. The focus lies on girls 13-18 years old that suffer from repeatedly psychosomatic problems and/or stress.

Specific objectives are

To assess the effect of the dance intervention in reducing psychosomatic problems (such as pain in the head, neck, shoulder or stomach), stress and depression
Determine which factors are important for continuing dancing and keeping up new habits
A cost-effectiveness analyse of the health outcome.

Geographical area: Örebro County (population 276,000)

Detailed Description

The school nurses asked girls aged 13-18 years old, who searched for psychosomatic problems, if they wished to participate in the dance project. Recruitment of girls where also carried out in information about the project at parent meetings and in school classrooms. 143 girls completed the base-line questionnaire, 138 met the inclusion criteria and were included. Randomization was carried out to intervention and control group.

The quantitative data collection is carried out with a questionnaire. Participants in the dance intervention and the control group will response to this questionnaire at 7 times during the study, at start and every six months over a total period of 3 years.

Girls who are found to be at risk of having severe depression (> 34 points) in the depression scale CES-DC met with an experienced licensed psychologist. This was to explore if there was a need for extended support and help and the girl's parents and Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Care was contacted in most cases and if there was a risk for suicide. The results from the depression scale at base - line (CES-DC) showed that 81% of the girls in the study had depressive symptoms and 29% had high levels of depressive symptoms.

The qualitative interviews were performed in order to explore the girls experience of the dance lessons and to assess if and/or how dance intervention has affected her self-esteem in any way. These interviews were conducted on a strategic sample of 20 girls who participated in the dance intervention.

The dance intervention took place in a gym in Örebro twice weekly for a period of 1 year under the guidance of two dance class teachers (one at a time). The duration of the class was 75 minutes and the dance training was always carried out to popular and suitable music. The dance choreography was adjusted to the level of the participants' skills in order to make them feel successful in their exercise. During the intervention year, the theme of dance styles varied from hip hop, jazz, aerobic dance and contemporary dance. African dance, to the music of African drums, was used in the warm up section. The dance class always ended with a 10-min-relaxation training. The dance intervention had a strong focus on emphasizing the participants' resources and creates a feeling of affinity. The dance teachers encouraged them to listen to signals from the body, reducing focus on the performance and "become part of the movement".

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Phase

Phase 3

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment

Condition ^ICMJE

Adolescent - Emotional Problem

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: dance group

The dance intervention took place twice weekly for a period of 1 year under the guidance of two dance class teachers. The duration of the class was 75 min. and the dance training was always carried out to popular music. The dance choreography was adjusted to the level of the participants' skills in order to make them feel successful in their exercise. During the intervention year, the theme of dance styles varied from hip hop, jazz and contemporary dance. African dance was used in the warm up section. The dance class always ended with a relaxation. The dance intervention had a focus on emphasizing the participants' resources and creates a feeling of affinity. Listening to signals from the body, reducing focus on the performance and "become part of the movement" was encouraged.

Study Arm (s)

No Intervention: usual care
The participants in the no intervention group were informed that they should continue living as usual
Experimental: dance intervention
The dance intervention took place twice weekly for a period of 1 year under the guidance of two dance class teachers. The duration of the class was 75 min. and the dance training was always carried out to popular music. The dance choreography was adjusted to the level of the participants' skills in order to make them feel successful in their exercise. During the intervention year, the theme of dance styles varied from hip hop, jazz and contemporary dance. African dance was used in the warm up section. The dance class always ended with a relaxation. The dance intervention had a focus on emphasizing the participants' resources and creates a feeling of affinity. Listening to signals from the body, reducing focus on the performance and "become part of the movement" was encouraged.

Intervention: Behavioral: dance group

Publications *

Not Provided

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Active, not recruiting

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

150

Estimated Completion Date

May 2012

Primary Completion Date

January 2010 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

The study population comprised adolescent girls with internalizing problems who had recurrent visits to the school nurse due to psychosomatic symptoms such as:
- pain in the head, stomach, neck, back and/or shoulder.
- persistent feelings of tiredness
- being worried
- in low spirit or depressed were also inclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

severe hearing impairment
intellectual disability
difficulties with the Swedish language or
if the CAP had advised against participation.

Gender

Female

Ages

13 Years to 18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Sweden

Administrative Information

NCT Number ^ICMJE

NCT01523561

Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

MMO027

Has Data Monitoring Committee

Responsible Party

Margareta Moller, University Hospital Orebro

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Örebro County Council

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Not Provided

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:

Margareta HL Moller, professor

Örebro County Council

Information Provided By

Örebro County Council

Verification Date

January 2012

^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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