Effect of Community Choir Singing in People With Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia
University of Ottawa
Summary
The goal of this randomized controled trial is to test the effects of assigning people with chronic post-stroke aphasia to 12 weekly choir sessions, compared to usual care. The main question it aims to answer is: Does the assignment to a choir singing program causes a beneficial effect on functional communication and language recovery as well as psychosocial outcomes compared to usual care in the rehabilitation of people with chronic post-stroke aphasia? Participants will have: 12 in-person choir-singing sessions (1 session/week, 1,5 h/session, total 18h) conducted by a choir master, and home singing training (3 x 30-minutes-sessions/week, total 18h)
Description
Description of study population Additional information: Participants with chronic aphasia due to stroke will be recruited from four participating centers in Canada and the United States. Study design Additional information: A parallel group randomized trial design with a secondary crossover extension was chosen for this study to offer the intervention to all participants. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to two study arms (AB/BA, A = 12 weekly choir sessions and home singing training, B = usual care) stratified for aphasia severity (according to the Quick Aphasia Battery overall…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * People with chronic aphasia following stroke * English or French as language of daily use * Last stroke must have occurred at least 6 months before the start of the first assessments in the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Regular music making in the past 6 months * Visual deficit that cannot be corrected and might impair testing * Hearing deficit that cannot be corrected and might impair testing * Presence of neurological/psychiatric co-morbidity or substance abuse * No ability to produce vocal sound through singing/humming * Legally considered unable to make dec…
Interventions
- BehavioralChoir singing
The 12-week intervention will consist of 12 in-person choir-singing sessions (1 session/week, 1,5 h/session, total 18h) conducted by a choir master in addition to home training (3 x 30-minutes-sessions/week, total 18h). In total, participants will undergo the intervention for 3 hours/week for 12 weeks (i.e., 36 hours).
- OtherUsual care
Rehabilitation services received by patients and social activities will be monitored and documented.
Locations (4)
- University of South FloridaTampa, Florida
- University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario
- Toronto Metropolitan UniversityToronto, Ontario
- Université de MontréalMontreal, Quebec