Dance your way to a sharper mind: study tests best weekly dose for brain health
NCT ID NCT05507905
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how often older adults (62+) who are worried about memory loss should take dance or music classes to boost brain health and physical fitness. Over 6 months, 165 participants will attend 1, 2, or 3 group classes per week. Researchers will measure changes in memory, thinking, and cardiorespiratory fitness to find the ideal class frequency.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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165 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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62 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Cognitive Change Index score ≥16 * Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score ≥21 * Cognitively normal * Low-active for past 6 months (\<30 min, 3 days/week of exercise, including walking for exercise) * MRI compatible * Willing and able to complete exercise testing. * Has reliable transportation or is able to use transportation provided by the study. * English speaking (needed for group class participation) Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to attend intervention classes 1-3x/week * Current diagnosis of a major neurological disorder (Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.) * Unwilling or unable to provide consent for study participation. * Currently symptomatic or cortical stroke or stroke deemed exclusionary by the study physician. Reported or observed evidence of strokes on MRI will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the study physician to assess factors such as location, size, time since stroke, and residual symptoms. * Taking medication during the intervention times that could negatively influence safety * Current cancer treatment or other major medical problems that might independently affect cognition or movement or interfere with ability to attend intervention or study visits. * Chronic vertigo. * Enrolled in another interventional research study ≤3 months prior to beginning this study. * Hip fracture, hip or knee replacement, or spinal surgery in past 6 months. * Health contraindications for completing a graded exercise test and movement intervention, including uncontrolled hypertension (BP\>200/110 mmHg), hypertriglyceridemia (TG\>400 mg/dl), uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1c \> 7.5), clinical evidence of anemia. * Self-reports regularly drinking \> 14 alcoholic beverages a week or current illicit drug use. * Unable or unwilling to understand study procedures and comply with them for the duration of the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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