Virtual delivery of improvisational movement and social engagement interventions in the IMOVE trial during the COVID-19 pandemic

March 18, 2023

Fanning JT, Barnstaple R, Babcock P, Black A, Collier N, Linville MC, McGee C, Morgan AR, Rice P, Thomas JT, Thumuluri D, Vogeley A, Laurita-Spanglet J, Hugenschmidt CE, Soriano CT.

IMOVE evaluated the contributions of movement and social engagement to quality of life, brain network connectivity, and motor and social-emotional functioning in people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease participating with a caregiver. In response to COVID-19 restrictions, a pilot study was conducted to assess integrity of key elements of the intervention and feasibility of virtual intervention delivery.