Stroke Sounds: Music Listening in Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke Sounds: The effect of music listening on mood and cognition in Stroke Rehabilitation
Hunter New England Health
60 participants
Jul 25, 2012
Interventional
Conditions
Summary
Preliminary research shows listening to music in early stroke rehabilitation can improve mood and cognition. This pilot project aims to test if participants who listen to 70 hours of preferred music in the first 12 weeks post stroke will have better outcomes in their mood, cognition, quality of life, communication and function.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Admitted our comprehensive stroke unit between June 2012 and June 2014 and accepted by the stroke consultant as a stroke rehabilitation candidate.
- Diagnosed with a stroke event in the past 7 days
Exclusion Criteria3
- Unable to gain consent from patient/caregiver
- Diagnosis of deafness, or bilateral severe/profound hearing loss
- Palliative
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Interventions
All participants will receive standard medical care and stroke rehabilitation in a comprehensive stroke unit. This includes multidisciplinary allied health assessment and rehabilitation and medical and stroke rehabilitation specialist treatment and management. Participants in the intervention group will also listen to preferred music via an MP3 player at least one hour a day for at least 6 days a week for at least 12 weeks (Equals 70 hours). To measure compliance to the intervention, they will be required to maintain a log of the dates and times they listen to music via the MP3 player.
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ACTRN12613001289707