Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance With Sensory-Enhanced Motor Imagery in Chronic Post-Stroke Rehabilitation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-20

Study Completion Date

2019-09-05

Brief Summary

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Research has shown that music engages the brain bilaterally throughout cortical and subcortical regions, accessing extended sensorimotor, cognitive and affective networks. This research explores the hypothesis that use of these shared neural networks allows neurologic music therapy interventions targeting upper extremity motor control to promote plasticity and functional improvements in persons recovering from a cerebrovascular accident. The potential therapeutic benefits of these interventions on attentional processes and affective responding will also be examined.

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Detailed Description

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More individuals are surviving and living with the effects of stroke, a trend that is expected to continue. Upper extremity limitations present a common, persistent challenge for stroke survivors, impacting quality of life. In addition, links have been found between physical impairment and depression, and depression and stroke-induced cognitive impairment. Music has been shown to exert multimodal effects on individuals and may be used as a mediating stimulus to promote therapeutic change. Furthermore, motor imagery may enhance the effectiveness of upper extremity interventions by engaging the same brain areas that are active in physical movement. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of therapeutic instrumental music performance and sensory-enhanced motor imagery on upper limb movement, affect and cognition following a stroke. Participants will be assessed at two baselines, and randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups: therapeutic instrumental music performance, therapeutic instrumental music performance and sensory-enhanced motor imagery, or therapeutic instrumental music performance and motor imagery without sensory enhancement.

Conditions

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Stroke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance

Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance is a Neurologic Music Therapy technique in which selection of instruments, spatial configurations and sequences for playing are designed to facilitate retraining of movement patterns used in everyday life. Participants will receive nine individual forty-five minute sessions of Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance, three sessions per week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will play a variety of instruments (acoustic and electronic) to facilitate retraining of everyday functional movements.

Therapeutic Performance with Sensory-Enhanced Motor Imagery

Participants will receive nine individual sessions, three times per week: thirty minutes of Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance, followed by fifteen minutes of sensory-enhanced motor imagery. During sensory-enhanced motor imagery, participants will listen to a metronome set to their preferred pace for previously practised movements while engaging in motor imagery.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will play a variety of instruments (acoustic and electronic) to facilitate retraining of everyday functional movements.

Therapeutic Performance with Sensory-Enhanced Motor Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will listen to a metronome set to their preferred pace for previously practised movements while engaging in motor imagery.

Therapeutic Performance with Motor Imagery

Participants will receive nine individual sessions, three times per week: thirty minutes of Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance, followed by fifteen minutes of motor imagery. Motor imagery will involve mental practice of previous movement exercises.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will play a variety of instruments (acoustic and electronic) to facilitate retraining of everyday functional movements.

Therapeutic Performance with Motor Imagery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will engage in motor imagery of previously practised movements.

Interventions

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Therapeutic Instrumental Music Performance

Participants will play a variety of instruments (acoustic and electronic) to facilitate retraining of everyday functional movements.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Performance with Sensory-Enhanced Motor Imagery

Participants will listen to a metronome set to their preferred pace for previously practised movements while engaging in motor imagery.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Performance with Motor Imagery

Participants will engage in motor imagery of previously practised movements.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* hemiparesis following a unilateral stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic), sustained more than 6 months prior, with at least minimal volitional movement of the affected limb
* permission from a physician to participate in an upper extremity rehabilitation program, including confirmation that the following disorders are not present: rheumatoid arthritis, upper extremity fracture, apraxia, neuropathy, somatosensory impairment
* adequate language comprehension and neurocognitive function to understand and follow simple instructions

Exclusion Criteria

* currently enrolled in an upper extremity rehabilitation program or another upper extremity study
* comorbid neurological disorder (e.g. multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease)
* evidence of perceptual or cognitive impairment; e.g., unilateral spatial neglect, significant hearing impairment, Montreal Cognitive Assessment score of 25 or less
* presence of aphasia
* injections for spasticity within three months of participation

Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No