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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke With Hemiparesis
• Interventions: Other: Music & Physical Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01586221
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-04-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-04-26
• Primary Completion: 2016-05
• Study Completion: 2017-05-01
• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Music & Physical Therapy	Music & Physical Therapy	Subjects will received Music and Physical Therapy in a group setting.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Base Line Measurement of Hand Function	Beginning of study	Participants will be assessed prior to starting therapy: - Measurement of current hand motor impairment during a functional grasp and lift tasks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hand Function after Therapy	After completion of therapy	Participants will be assessed after 6 weeks of Therapy for: * change in hand motor impairment during a functional grasp and lift tasks; * Hand Function

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States