Adaptive Dance Program for Stroke Survivors With Weakness on One Side
Tests a 12-week adaptive dance program in adults with stroke-related one-sided weakness.
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Registry title: Adaptive Dance Activities for People With Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Hong Kong, Hong KongSee the site
Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT07591272, who can take part
Where in Hong Kong
- Non-government organisationsHong Kong, Hong KongTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Trial code
- NCT07591272
- Record updated
- 15 May 2026
- Original description
The project will investigate the effects of a novel 12-week Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention (MDI) on participation, balance, mobility, balance confidence, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life in survivors with hemiparesis.Read full original descriptionShow less
Improving Participation in Stroke Survivors With Hemiparesis by Movement Improvisation Skill Building and Care Transition-friendly Adaptive Dance Activities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
The project will investigate the effects of a novel 12-week Movement Improvisation Skill-building and Adaptive Dance Intervention (MDI) on participation, balance, mobility, balance confidence, psychological well-being, and health-related quality of life in survivors with hemiparesis.
Inclusion: a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke confirmed by imaging tests,; receiving in-patient care at an acute stroke unit,; a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) total score of <16 (mild to moderate stroke),; hemiparesis after stroke with the affected limb(s) scoring 1-3 on the NIHSS motor arm and/or motor leg items, respectively (drift to no effort against gravity),; a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2-4 (slight to moderately severe disability), and; a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of >2nd percentile.
Exclusion: subdural or epidural haemorrhage,; neurologic, orthopaedic, muscular, rheumatic or vestibular condition that can interfere with participation in the intervention such as seizure or spinal injury,; mental condition such as depression or schizophrenia, or; visual or auditory impairment that cannot be corrected by visual/hearing aids; transient ischaemic attack,; cerebrovascular event due to brain tumour or a head injury,.