Dance and Energy Expenditure Among Adults With Parkinson's

This study is looking at how much energy adults with Parkinson's disease use during dance classes. Researchers want to understand the intensity of these classes and how it relates to your daily activities and health. If you join, you would participate in one of your usual weekly dance sessions while researchers measure your oxygen uptake (how much oxygen your body uses, which shows energy spent) using a special portable device. Before this session, you would need to fast (not eat) for at least 4 hours. The study is open to adults aged 18 to 85 who have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and are at a mild to moderate stage (Hoehn and Yahr stage <=3). The main goal is to measure your oxygen uptake during the dance session.

Study design: This is an interventional study planning to enroll 60 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved: You would complete some assessments of your physical and cognitive functioning. You would also participate in one routine group dance class while fasting for at least 4 hours before and during the 60-minute session.
Compensation: Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up: The primary outcome measure (oxygen uptake) will be assessed during and after the intervention (the dance session).

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Dance and Energy Expenditure Among Adults With Parkinson's

Recruiting

NAAges 18–85Interventional

Northeastern University

~60 participants

Updated 2026-04-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:FastingNo Intervention

At a glance

Recruiting sites

1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now

RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open

What they're measuring

Oxygen uptake

Measured over The outcome measure will be assessed after the intervention (i.e., after fasting: no food for at least 4 hours prior to a single dance session) and during the intervention (i.e., participants will continue to fast during the 60-minute dance session).

Conditions

Parkinson Disease

NCT06425731

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Who to contact

Aston K McCullough, PhD, MS, MA

[email protected]

6173738893

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adults (18-85 years old)

Diagnosis of idiopathic PD (as confirmed by a neurologist), who are at a Hoehn and Yahr stage \<=3 (i.e., physically independent, some postural instability, mild to moderate bilateral involvement or less severe symptoms; Bhidayasiri et al., 2012), and who are

enrolled in Dance for PD® classes at the time of recruitment as a participant

Exclusion

Adults with a score of \>3 on the Hoehn \& Yahr scale (i.e., those presenting with severely disabling disease, but still able to walk or stand unassisted or those who are confined to a bed or wheelchair unless aided; Bhidayasiri et al., 2012)

history of a prior neurological condition that is not PD, including epilepsy

pregnant or trying to become pregnant

those with contraindications to exercise as determined by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PARQ+)

currently smoke cigarettes or use tobacco products

have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device

have been hospitalized due to a psychological disorder within the last 5 years

have a respiratory disease (including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- COPD, asthma, pulmonary high blood pressure)

have a metabolic condition (including type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or liver problems)

have a kidney condition, a heart condition, history of stroke or cancer

experienced a blackout, fainted, or lost consciousness as a result of a head injury or had diagnosed concussion within the last 12 months

take a medication that affects cardiovascular responses to exercise

prospective participants with a diagnosis of PD who score \< 17 on the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-30)

currently residing outside of the United States

What this trial measures

Oxygen uptakeThe outcome measure will be assessed after the intervention (i.e., after fasting: no food for at least 4 hours prior to a single dance session) and during the intervention (i.e., participants will continue to fast during the 60-minute dance session).
The rate of oxygen uptake during a 60-min dance session

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