A Collaborative Music Therapy/Physical Therapy Intervention to Enhance Well-being and Functional Recovery Post-stroke
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stroke With Hemiparesis
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Base Line Measurement of Hand Function
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Able to read and write in English
- •Unilateral stroke at least 6 months prior
- •Independent community ambulation with or without assistive devices
- •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
- •Neurological or psychiatric disease such as clinical depression
- •Hearing deficits
- •History of surgery or other significant injury that could preclude task performance
- •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
- •Any factors that may put the subject at significant risk or confound study results
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Base Line Measurement of Hand Function
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Hand Function after Therapy(After completion of therapy)