Evaluation of Specialized Water Dance Intervention
CompletedNot applicableNCT03908801
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Brief summary (from the registry)
Individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have extensive health problems and need for personal assistance throughout the day. Few physical- and health promoting activities are available for them and among the activities, few have been scientifically evaluated. Specialized water dance intervention (SWAN) is a new method developed to relieve discomfort and promote physical wellbeing among people with PIMD. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of SWAN on stress, spasticity, pain, alertness, wellbeing and social interaction among individuals with PIMD. Individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have extensive health problems and need for personal assistance throughout the day. Few physical and health promoting activities are available for them. Among the activities, few have been scientifically evaluated. Specialized water dance intervention (SWAN) is a new method developed to relieve discomfort and promote physical wellbeing among people with PIMD. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of SWAN on stress, spasticity, pain, alertness, wellbeing and social interaction among individuals with PIMD. Prospective randomized controlled intervention study in which the effects of SWAN are tested in a two-group cross-over design with pre-, under- and post-measurements. The study is conducted as a multicenter study with four participating county councils/regions I Sweden (Varmland County Council, Region Orebro County, Region Ostergotland and Region Gavleborg). The SWAN intervention is given once a week for 3 months (12 occasions). Each SWAN session is 45 minutes and is led by two SWAN leaders.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluation of Specialized Water Dance Intervention (SWAN) for Individuals With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Specialized water dance intervention
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
- Collaborators
- Region Gävleborg; Värmland County Council, Sweden; Region Östergötland
- Start date
- 2018-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-09-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 16 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Sweden
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * have a profound intellectual and multiple disabilities corresponding to level IV-V in the Gross Motor Function Classification System. * aged 16-65 years * be accustomed to water and not find discomfort of activities in water. Exclusion Criteria: * severe hearing impairment/deafness * have wounds/infections that are infectious in the pool
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03908801