The Impact of Group Singing on Patients With Stroke and Their Personal Caregivers
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Summary
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
Description
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…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Stroke victim, regardless of level of stroke Exclusion Criteria: * None
Interventions
- BehavioralCommunal singing
Location
- Mount Sinai Beth IsraelNew York, New York