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Dance your way to better health: new study tests ballroom for seniors

NCT ID NCT07158866

Symptom relief Sponsor: Universidade do Porto Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether a twice-weekly ballroom dance program for 6 months can improve physical fitness, mood, and quality of life in adults aged 50 and older. About 110 healthy volunteers will be assigned to dance, multicomponent exercise, or no intervention. Researchers will measure changes in fitness, depression, anxiety, sleep, and thinking skills.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Ballroom dance program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a fun, social way for older adults to stay active and improve their physical and emotional health.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with 110 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The benefits of dance may not be greater than other types of exercise.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

110 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2025

Expected to finish

Jan 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

50 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion criteria: * 50 years or over; * informed consent signed; * not be institutionalized; * not participating in any type of physical exercise program in the last 3 months. Exclusion criteria: * absence of dementia; * unstable cardiovascular disease or musculoskeletal dysfunction that makes participation in moderate-intensity exercises impossible

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Conditions

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Motor Activity

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Physical activity Physical fitness Well being

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CIAFEL

    Porto, Porto District, 4200-450, Portugal

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