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NCT Number: NCT02328573

The Impact of Group Singing on Patients With Stroke and Their Personal Caregivers

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

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke and Aphasia Aphasia Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Communication Disorders Language Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Speech Disorders Stroke Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York, 10003, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Joanne Loewy, DA

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Marie Grippo

CONTACT

[email protected]

212-420-2704

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Stroke victim, regardless of level of stroke

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Communal singing

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  1. Change in language aphasia outcome improvement

    Time frame: 6 months

    We will use the following scales as 6 month measurements, and will compare these scores to the initial assessments: Speech Therapy Evaluation-Western Aphasia Battery NIH Stroke Scale and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale.

Other outcomes

  1. Change in motivation and verbal expression

    Time frame: 6

    We will use the following scales as 6 month measurements, and will compare these scores to the initial assessments: Likert Scale Mood (Beck-BDI 2)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Joanne Loewy, DA

CONTACT

[email protected]

212-420-3484

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 31, 2014
Registry last updated
Jul 22, 2026

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