IGROOVE: Protocol for a randomized, controlled, single-blind trial of dance intervention in older adults with subjective cognitive decline
IGROOVE aims to fill a gap in the knowledge about the minimum number of weekly dance classes needed to see benefits in cognition and cardiorespiratory fitness by systematically exploring how the frequency of dance movement can affect cognitive function and cardiorespiratory fitness. This information will inform future definitive studies of dance and public health recommendations for dance as physical activity to promote healthy aging.
Authors
- Ayse Uneri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9303-8184)
- Christina Tsoules Soriano
- Jason T. Fanning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5527-1698)
- Bonnie C. Sachs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-7033)
- Christina E. Hugenschmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9126-7565)
- Jessie Laurita-Spanglet
- Paul J. Laurienti
- John R. Beck
- Robert G. Lyday
- Edward H. Ip
- Barbara J. Nicklas
Institutions
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Southern Maine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101617
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00