Dance your way to better health after a lung transplant?
NCT ID NCT05924113
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether 12 sessions of Latin dance can improve wellbeing in people who have had a lung transplant. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety, depression, fear of movement, balance, and breathing. The study aims to enroll 52 participants who are already out of the hospital and able to walk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Latin dance sessions
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a fun, drug-free way to improve emotional and physical wellbeing after a lung transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 52 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and the benefits might be modest or temporary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- Ambulatory with or without assisting devices (not on supplemental oxygen is not exclusionary), who have completed outpatient cardiopulmonary rehab and good pain control. Exclusion Criteria: \- Tracheostomy, Hemodialysis, gastro-jejunal tubes, nasogastric tubes, wound vacs, chest tube, high levels of oxygen supplementation (mask vs nasal canula), recent falls.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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