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

Conditions

• Stroke and Aphasia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Communal singing — BEHAVIORAL

Study Details

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

Key Dates

Start date

Apr 4, 2014

Status verified

Jun 2025

Primary completion

Jun 9, 2025

Completion

Jun 12, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: 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
• No Intervention: 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

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in mood and quality of life as indicated through saliva (cortisol and melatonin sampling) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

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