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

NYU Langone Health30 enrolled

Overview

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.

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke With Hemiparesis

Interventions

Music & Physical TherapyOTHER

Participants will receive combined Music Therapy and Physical Therapy for 6 Weeks. Two times per week for 1 hour.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Base Line Measurement of Hand Function

Participants will be assessed prior to starting therapy: \- Measurement of current hand motor impairment during a functional grasp and lift tasks

Time frame: Beginning of study

Secondary Outcomes

Hand Function after 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

Time frame: After completion of therapy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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