The Effects of Playing Live Music in Music Therapy/Occupational Therapy Co-treatment on Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN)
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Enrollment
- 20
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Star Cancellation Test and Picture Scanning Test (from the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Investigators hypothesize, based on anecdotal evidence to date, that active music making interventions conducted on a patient's neglected side will result in improved attention to that side and that this will be measurable within session.
Detailed Description
An open, single group of ten patients selected will receive a 30 minute music therapy/occupational therapy co-treatment intervention. Music interventions will be performed by a licensed, Board-Certified Music Therapist while a licensed Occupational Therapist will provide support, assistance, and measurements of behavioral attention/inattention. At the outset of the first session patients will be briefly, informally interviewed to ascertain their musical preferences, which will then be integrated into the music therapist's interventions whenever possible to maximize engagement and therapeutic rapport. Live music will be provided on the patient's neglected side and patients will be encouraged to play music interactively with a focus towards that side whenever possible. An outcome measurement tool (Star Cancellation Test) will be focused on measuring hemispheric neglect and administered at the beginning and end of each session to measure within session changes.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patients experiencing unilateral left spatial neglect post brain injury (stroke, TBI, N-TBI).
- •Patients able to follow two step commands and maintain attention to task for five minutes in a quiet environment.
- •The KF-NAP, which is administered to all patients with suspected neglect on admission, will be used as a screening tool for the neglect syndrome. Inclusion criteria will be participants with score of ≤
- •Patients must be able to hold a pencil to complete the SCT
- •Patients must be able to discriminate between distractor items (words versus big and small stars) and see items in picture cards
- •Patients communicate willingness to participate in music therapy interventions.
- •Admission to acute inpatient rehabilitation unit at NYU/HJD.
- •Patient will have the ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Visual impairment.
- •Right side or dominant hand impairment.
- •Any social or medical problem that precludes completion of the protocol.
- •Patients who have sensory neglect or motor neglect , as the SCT cannot be used with this population
- •Severe language comprehension impairment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Star Cancellation Test and Picture Scanning Test (from the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT)
Time Frame: 1 Day
54 targets dispersed amongst 75 distractors. Patients are asked to cross out all of the small stars within the field, placed at midline, using a pen.
Picture Scanning Test (PST)
Time Frame: 1 Day
3 large color photos that depict: (1) a meal on a dish, (2) a wash basin and toiletries, (3) a large window flanked by sundry objects. Participant is asked to name and point to the main items see in the picture.