Music Therapy/Physical Therapy Intervention to Enhance Well-being and Functional Recovery Post-stroke

NCT ID: NCT01586221

Last Updated: 2017-07-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2012-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2017-05-01

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if group Music Therapy and Physical Therapy will help in the recovery from stroke. It is hoped that music and physical therapy in a group setting will help physical, mental, and social well-being.

Detailed Description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of an "enriched," combined music therapy/physical therapy (MT/PT) rehabilitation intervention that addresses physical, psychological, and social well-being simultaneously in a group setting to enhance post-stroke recovery. The intervention will be implemented through collaboration between the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU Steinhardt and the Motor Recovery Laboratory at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Medical Center.

Conditions

Stroke With Hemiparesis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Music & Physical Therapy

Subjects will received Music and Physical Therapy in a group setting.

Group Type: OTHER

Music & Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will receive combined Music Therapy and Physical Therapy for 6 Weeks. Two times per week for 1 hour.

Interventions

Music & Physical Therapy

Participants will receive combined Music Therapy and Physical Therapy for 6 Weeks. Two times per week for 1 hour.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Able to read and write in English

2. Unilateral stroke at least 6 months prior

3. Independent community ambulation with or without assistive devices

4. Presence of at least 5 degrees of active motion in proximal and distal upper extremity joints, suggesting presence of a neural substrate for recovery

Exclusion Criteria

1. Neurological or psychiatric disease such as clinical depression

2. Hearing deficits

3. History of surgery or other significant injury that could preclude task performance

4. Complicating medical problems such as uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with signs of neuropathy, and previous neurological illness such as head trauma, prior stroke, epilepsy or demyelinating disease

5. Any factors that may put the subject at significant risk or confound study results

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

New York University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Preeti Raghavan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NYU Langone Health

Locations

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Countries

United States

References

Raghavan P, Geller D, Guerrero N, Aluru V, Eimicke JP, Teresi JA, Ogedegbe G, Palumbo A, Turry A. Music Upper Limb Therapy-Integrated: An Enriched Collaborative Approach for Stroke Rehabilitation. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016 Oct 7;10:498. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00498. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 27774059 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

11-02284

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id