The effects of Therapeutic Instrumental Music in improving the upper limb function and mood of stroke patients in a rehabilitation setting

• Conditions: Stroke Patients; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Stroke - Ischaemic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000926831
• Lead Sponsor: Patsy Tan Lee Peng

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Patients diagnosed with stroke, who is at least 21 years of age or above and admitted to SGH Department of Rehabilitation Medicine between the period of November 2012 - October 2013.
-Acquired brain injury, that is, stroke
-First stroke patient referred for occupational therapy
-MMSE greater or equal to 18 (Levels of impairment have also been classified as none (24-30); mild (18-23) and severe (0-17) (Tombaugh & McIntyre 1992)
-Upper limb impairment Manual Muscle Testing (MMT) = 1, 2 or 3
-Medically stable to participate in an active rehabilitation program

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals will be excluded if they have any other acute co-morbidities influencing their mobility, that is:
-Patients with pre-existing upper limb impairments eg. Amputation, deformity, contracture
- Patients with Parkinson's Disease
-Patients with severe spasticity (MAS greater than or equal to 2)
-Patients with severe hearing impairment
* Patients recruited in other study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified