Does song writing enhance wellbeing of people with acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury?: A pilot and feasibility study
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain InjurySpinal Cord InjuryNeurological - Other neurological disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001623482
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Melbourne
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Stopped early
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
1. Current inpatients at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre from ABI, Spinal or Neurology units, Kingston Monash Health, Epworth Richmond, or Caulfield Hospital
2. Former patients at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre from ABI, Spinal or Neurology units, Kingston Monash Health, Epworth, or Caulfield Hospital
3. A diagnosis of spinal cord injury or acquired brain injury. In this study, acquired brain injury refers to brain injury caused by events after birth and encompasses traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, substance abuse etc.
4. 0-24 months post discharge from inpatient rehabilitation units.
5. Living within a 25 kilometre radius of one of the 4 sites.
6. Able to communicate (in English)
7. Willing and able to participate in songwriting sessions (2 times weekly for 6-8 weeks) or to be a control participant
8. Confirmation from rehabilitation consultant or other team member of cognitive ability to complete assessment measures and emotional stability to examine self-concept
1. Severe cognitive impairment or memory problems
2. Severe language problems or hearing impairment
3. Patients currently in Post Traumatic Amnesia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Self-concept: Head Injury Semantic Differential Scale [Baseline, mid-intervention (immediately following the 6th session), post-intervention, 6-month follow-up]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method