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The effects of 8-week dance and tai chi randomised controlled trial on balance, wellbeing and moods among healthy adults aged 18-60: a study protocol
Lu, Jie Ngo, Jake K.
Lu, Jie
Ngo, Jake K.
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2025-02-28
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Purpose: The aim of the proposed randomised controlled study is to compare the effects and efficacy of a dance, a Tai Chi and a waiting list control group intervention over an eight-week period on physical functions and mental benefits among non-clinical adults aged between 18 and 60. Method: A double-blind, randomised controlled trial will be adopted to evaluate the effects and efficacy of an eight-week dance intervention compared with Tai Chi and a control group on physical and mental benefits. Participants will be randomly assigned to three groups, dance, Tai Chi, and Control group, using stratified random sampling based on sex. Isometric Mid-thigh Pull (IMTP), YBalance test (YBT), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), and The Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) are utilized for collecting physical and mental data. All measurements will be conducted by research assistants blinded to participants’ group allocation and analysis will be carried out by statistician blinded to the group and test parameters. Expected result: Mental wellbeing parameters are predicted to be increasing during the learning phase and the physical parameters are predicted to have an improvement in the practising phase.
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Lu, J., Ngo, J., Devonport, T. and Wyon, M. (in press) The effects of eight-week dance and tai chi randomised controlled trial on balance, wellbeing and moods among healthy adults aged 18-60: a study protocol. Journal of Dance Medicine & Science.
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This is an author's accepted manuscript of an article published by SAGE in the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science on 28 February 2025, available online https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X251323669. The accepted manuscript may differ from the final published version.
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1089-313X
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1089-313X