The Effect of Music Listening in Rehabilitation of Subacute Stroke

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Ischemic Stroke; Intracerebral Hemorrhage
• Interventions: Behavioral: Music listening

• Registration Number: NCT06469619
• Lead Sponsor: Maria Sariola

Brief Summary

Music listening has many positive effects on the brain. This study aims to find out if people with stroke get better results with their rehabilitation if they listen to music during their passive hours. The study is a randomized controlled trial with people who are at a rehabilitation center care after stroke at Tampere University Hospital. The control group gets standard rehabilitation. Music group gets standard rehabilitation and in addition they listen to music one hour a day during four weeks. Physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists test how well the participant's walking, use of hand and speech improve. The main goal is to find out if the improvement is better with music listening. The study also monitors effects of music listening on mood in rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Study First Submitted: 2024-06-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-17
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-21
• Study Start: 2024-08
• Primary Completion: 2026-12
• Study Completion: 2026-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

• hemispheric stroke (ischemic or intracerebral hemorrhage) during last 4 weeks OR spinal cord injury in last 6 months, causing a need of intensive rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

• severe hearing loss preventing music listening
• previous condition of neurological disease of dementia that significantly affects daily functions
• active drug use or acute psychiatric condition
• unable to understand given information and give consent to participate
• for spinal cord injury patients: acute traumatic brain injury or stroke

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music group	Music listening	Standard care and rehabilitation and music listening one hour a day during 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in lower extremity function	At time point 0 and 4-5 weeks later (Before and after intervention)	Timed Up and Go
Daily functions	At time point 0 and 4-5 weeks later (Before and after intervention)	Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQfin)
Change in upper extremity function	At time point 0 and 4-5 weeks later (Before and after intervention)	Arm abduction (scale 1-3, 1 = normal, 2 = able to lift between horizontal plane but with at least 30 degrees deficiency, 3 = unable to lift above horizontal plane)
Mood	At time point 0 and 4-5 weeks later (Before and after intervention)	Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7
Change in speech	At time point 0 and 4-5 weeks later (Before and after intervention)	Story based on a nine-frame cartoon (standardized point scale)