The Impact of Group Singing on Patients With Stroke and Their Personal Caregivers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in mood and quality of life as indicated through saliva (cortisol and melatonin sampling)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The study will focus on the impact of communal singing on patients with stroke and their personal caregivers. Forty post-stroke patients will be randomly assigned to two groups: the first group of 20 stroke survivors and their caregivers (up to 40 total participants) will receive 6 months (approximately 24 sessions) of music therapy. The second control groups of 20 stroke survivors and their caregivers will receive standard post-stroke care
Detailed Description
The study will focus on the impact of communal singing on patients with stroke and their personal caregivers. Forty post-stroke patients will be randomly assigned to two groups: the first group of 20 stroke survivors and their caregivers (up to 40 total participants) will receive 6 months (approximately 24 sessions) of music therapy. The second control groups of 20 stroke survivors and their caregivers will receive standard post-stroke care.
All enrolled participants will be assessed on their mood, past music experience and music genre preference (music therapy assessment). They will complete the abridged Beck (BDI-2-fastscreen) questionnaire, the stoke and aphasia quality of life scale; a Likert which measures distress; the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB); the NIH Stroke Scale (SS); the Figely compassion scale; and the driving scene test (Stern and White); and the Rankin. In additional we will take saliva samples from all participants to measure hormone levels.
Participants can attend zoom or live.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Stroke victim, regardless of level of stroke
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Communal singing
Participants in the study group will join the choir and participate in a weekly hour rehearsal for six months and will be assessed for aphasia, mood, and quality of life outcomes
Intervention: Communal singing (Behavioral)
Control
The control group will not participate in the choir for the first six months. At the end of the six months study period, all participants will be evaluated again for changes in aphasia, language, mood and quality of life
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in mood and quality of life as indicated through saliva (cortisol and melatonin sampling)
Time Frame: 6 months
Cortisol and melatonin sampling will be conducted at baseline and at 6 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in language aphasia outcome improvement(6 months)
Investigators
Joanne Loewy
Associate Clinical Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai