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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/09/095283 [Registered on: 23/09/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/09/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Dance Movement therapy]  
Study Design  Non-randomized, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   The impact of dance movement therapy on loneliness, cognition, and sleep quality among elderly 
Scientific Title of Study   A Quasi-experimental study to assess the effectiveness of dance movement therapy on cognitive functioning, sleep quality, and loneliness among elderly residents in selected old age homes in Udupi taluk 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
nil  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Yaramanedi Manisha 
Designation  Msc Nursing student 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing 
Address  Eshwar Nagar Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal 4th floor Department of Psychiatric Nursing room number 400

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  63051955766  
Fax    
Email  yaramanedi.mconmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query  
Name  Dr Savitha Prabhu 
Designation  Assistant Professor Senior Scale 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing 
Address  Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal 6th floor Department of Psychiatric Nursing Room number- 603

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9481760372  
Fax    
Email  savitha.umesh@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query  
Name  Dr Savitha Prabhu 
Designation  Assistant Professor Senior Scale 
Affiliation  Manipal College of Nursing 
Address  Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal 6th floor Department of Psychiatric nursing Room number 603

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9481760372  
Fax    
Email  savitha.umesh@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal Eshwar nagar pin-576104 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Yaramanedi Manisha 
Address  Manipal college of nursing MAHE Manipal Department of Psychiatric nursing room number 400 pincode 576104 Karnataka udupi district manipal 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Yaramanedi Manisha  Manipal college of nursing  Manipal College of Nursing MAHE Manipal 4th floor room number 400 Eshwar nagar pin-576104
Udupi
KARNATAKA 		 63051955766

yaramanedi.mconmpl2024@learner.manipal.edu 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Kasturba Medical College and Kasturba Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  60-75 years elderly individuals without any physical or mental illness. 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Dance Movement Therapy  Dance therapy is planned for 45 minutes each day for 2 weeks Warm-up for 10 minutes Neck rotation hand rotation raising shoulders head bending side wise both sides head lifting and bending down pushing with hand in the opposite direction raising hand up and bringing down rhythmic clapping all these Warm-ups happen along with music to create interest there will be 8 counts from 1to4 and 4to1 Dance sessions for 30 minutes Cognition improving add-repetitive steps for 10 min Tapping legs on both sides one by one with hands on the waist starts with the right side Tapping legs two times on both sides equally with hands on the waist starts with the right side Tapping heals on the right side and bringing it back to position Hands moving along with the legs and coming back to the same position moving by tapping the legs 2 steps right then the left leg back and tapping the front leg right leg Repeat the above steps in the reverse direction Every 3 days then add one new step there will be 8 counts from 1to8 and 8to1 Reducing loneliness for 10 min dance along with the 2 to 3 partners with slow movements All participants move in one direction holding the hands with one of their hands and the other hand moves from above head level to back to chest level making a small circle of six and moving 4 steps right and 4 steps towards the left Partners will be changed every 3 days Improving sleep quality for 10 min Walk one step right and the left side followed by the right side two steps and the left side two steps hands moving in the same direction and snap the fingers Dancing to peaceful music Relaxing self 5 minutes using peaceful music along with mudras by meditating with calm music Pre test will be conducted by the researcher before the intervention and after intervention the post test will be conducted. intervention will be provided by the Researcher(Yaramanedi Manisha) 
Comparator Agent  nil  No intervetion will be given to the control group only pretest and post test will be conducted before and after the intervention given to the intervention group. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  60.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Elderly residents aged between 60 to 75 years residing in selected old-age homes in
Udupi taluk
Physically able to participate in mild to moderate movement-based activities
Able to understand instructions in Kannada or English
Willing to participate and provide informed written consent 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Elderly residents having moderate cognitive impairment MoCA less than 17 out of 30 and balance
disorders
Elderly residents who are bedridden and have severe physical or mental illnesses
Elderly residents who have sensory impairments
Elderly residents who have a Geriatric Depression Scale score less than 5  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Improvement in global cognition memory attention orientation language naming and
executive scores post-intervention
Improved sleep latency duration efficiency and overall sleep quality
Decrease in reported levels of perceived loneliness 		 2 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="76"
Sample Size from India="76" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   17/11/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Background

Dance therapy is becoming more popular as a non pharmacological way to improve older individuals’ emotional, mental, and physical health Studies show that dance therapy especially for older adults can result in notable gains in psychological well-being cognitive function and motor performance Several studies have highlighted the positive impact of dance therapy on cognitive functioning in older adults

For instance dance interventions have been shown to improve global cognition executive function and memory 

 Dancing and other group workouts encourage social interaction, which benefits patients of all ages and suggests dancing as a universal treatment modality

However the short-term nature of recent studies and the lack of trials on large  representative samples necessitate additional investigation 

There are multifaceted benefits of dance therapy this study aims to assess its effectiveness on cognitive functioning sleep quality and loneliness among elderly residents in selected old age homes in Udupi taluk

 By evaluating these outcomes, the study seeks to determine whether dance therapy can be a valuable intervention for enhancing the overall well-being of the elderly population in these settings

Aims and Objectives

·        to assess the cognitive functioning among elderly residents in selected old age homes of Udupi taluk using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

·        to evaluate the sleep quality in elderly residents using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 

·        to assess the loneliness experienced by elderly residents using the and UCLA loneliness scale

·        to determine the effectiveness of dance therapy on cognitive functioning, sleep quality, and loneliness among the elderly residents

Methodology

Research Design- A Quasi experimental research design

Sample size: 76 Participants 

38 each in control and interventional groups

Statistical methods

 The categorical data will be described using percentages and frequency tables. Following an evaluation of the skewness, the mean and standard deviation or median and interquartile range will be used to characterize the quantitative variables in the research.
To help with the results across groups, parametric tests such as the one-way ANOVA and the two-sample independent t-test will be employed. If the homogeneity of variance and normality assumptions are broken, appropriate non-parametric tests will be employed. The researcher will also be able to comprehend correlations between numerical variables and connections between categorical variables by using correlation and chi-square tests, respectively.
Additionally, the major outcome throughout the whole sample will be evaluated using repeated measures (or its non-parametric variations, such as Aligned Rank Transformation ANOVA), subject to assumption violations. ANOVA will be used to assess the primary outcome across the two time points and two groups.

All statistical analyses will be carried out using Jamovi 2.3.28 software (a free graphical interface for R programming)

Tools:

Tool1 Demographic Proforma

Tool2  Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Scale

Tool3 Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

Tool4 UCLA Loneliness Scale.

Tool5 Geriatric Depression Scale (For Screening)

Pretest and post test will be conducted before and after the intervention.

 
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