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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12625000982415
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
23/07/2025
Date registered
5/09/2025
Date last updated
5/09/2025
Date data sharing statement initially provided
5/09/2025
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Dance2Kinnect: What is the impact of a cultural dance program on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children?
Scientific title
Dance2Kinnect: Assessing the impact of a cultural dance program on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
Secondary ID [1] 314984 0
None
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
D2K
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health 338303 0
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing 338394 0
Condition category
Condition code
Public Health 334598 334598 0 0
Health promotion/education

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Aboriginal contemporary and cultural dance classes will be held for two hours, once weekly during the school term for 3 years (40 classes per year) in Moree and Gosford, New South Wales. The specific content of the program has been developed in consultation with local Elders and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youth Reference Group who are assisting in identifying the main cultural elements for the local community. The program is holistic, incorporating multiple cultural elements to develop cultural identity and connectedness. The program is contextualised to reflect and respect the culture of the local community and will include elements of song, dance, language, and storytelling.
The two-hour classes incorporate cultural activities like painting, weaving and native food workshops. The program also includes traditional dance, song, storytelling, contemporary dance, yarning sessions to learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and others.
The dance classes at the Central Coast are facilitated at National Aboriginal and Islander Skills Deveopment Association (NAISDA) by their dance assistants and supervised by members of the Guunu-maana team. At Moree the dance classes are facilitated by NAISDA graduate and founder of Yulugi Marumali. At both sites cultural activitites like native food workshops, weaving, yarning circles, cultural experiences on Country and a visit from cultural advisors from the Northern Territory, are facilitated by local elders and community members and supervised by the research team.
Class attendance has been recorded and will continue throughout the project.
Intervention code [1] 331573 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
No control group
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 342273 0
Participants' experience in the dance program including perceived changes in children's wellbeing and cultural connectedness
Timepoint [1] 342273 0
Baseline, 12 months, 2 years and 3 years of program commencement.
Primary outcome [2] 342274 0
Social and emotional wellbeing According to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander holistic understanding of health and wellbeing, social and emotional wellbeing will be assessed together through the yarning sessions and the specified tool.
Timepoint [2] 342274 0
Baseline, 12 months and 3 years after program commencement.
Primary outcome [3] 342275 0
Racial identity and self-esteem will be assessed together using the IRISE_C inventory, which was developed to explore the elements of racial identity and self-esteem of urban, rural and regional Aboriginal children.
Timepoint [3] 342275 0
Baseline, 12 months and 3 years after the commencement of the program.
Secondary outcome [1] 450224 0
Physical activity, diet, alcohol consumption and smoking will be assessed together through the Preventable risk factors survey.
Timepoint [1] 450224 0
Baseline, 12 months and 3 years after commencement of the program.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 8-15 years of age from the Central Coast and Moree (NSW) whose families experience low socioeconomic resources, economic disadvantage or who are in out of home care.
Minimum age
8 Years
Maximum age
15 Years
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
Non-Indigenous children
Children younger than 8 years
Children older then 15 years

Study design
Purpose of the study
Prevention
Allocation to intervention
Non-randomised trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Single group
Other design features
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Efficacy
Statistical methods / analysis
The total sample size for this project is 90 people participating in the research (including 20-30 children). The number of participants from each region may vary slightly. This sample size has been estimated considering program logistics (need to maintain small dance class groups to maintain quality), budget (need to pay for dancing teacher, transport etc.) and capacity to support meaningful yarning. It is culturally sensitive and statistically appropriate to evaluate project outcomes based on pre and post evaluations.

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
29/07/2024
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
27/07/2026
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
27/09/2027
Actual
Sample size
Target
90
Accrual to date
57
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 319535 0
Government body
Name [1] 319535 0
Commonwealth of Australia, Medical Research Future Fund - Indigenous Health Research Fund - 2022 Indigenous Health Research – Stream 5
Country [1] 319535 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Charities/Societies/Foundations
Name
The George Institute for Global Health
Address
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 322036 0
None
Name [1] 322036 0
Address [1] 322036 0
Country [1] 322036 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 318110 0
Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 318110 0
Ethics committee country [1] 318110 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 318110 0
09/02/2024
Approval date [1] 318110 0
26/05/2024
Ethics approval number [1] 318110 0

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 143150 0
A/Prof Julieann Coombes
Address 143150 0
George Institute, tower 3, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000
Country 143150 0
Australia
Phone 143150 0
+61 280524394
Fax 143150 0
Email 143150 0
[email protected]
Contact person for public queries
Name 143151 0
Bianca Barnier
Address 143151 0
George Institute, tower 3, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney, NSW 2000
Country 143151 0
Australia
Phone 143151 0
+61 280524374
Fax 143151 0
Email 143151 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 143152 0
Julieann Coombes
Address 143152 0
George Institiute, tower 3, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000
Country 143152 0
Australia
Phone 143152 0
+61 280524394
Fax 143152 0
Email 143152 0
[email protected]

Data sharing statement
Will the study consider sharing individual participant data?
No



What supporting documents are/will be available?

No Supporting Document Provided


Results publications and other study-related documents

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