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CompletedNCT02906956Updated Jul 16, 2019

Music and Adherence Home Programs Post Stroke

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of Preferred music playlist in Stroke, sponsored by Duquesne University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-07-16.

Sponsored by Duquesne University · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
40 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to explore whether adherence to upper extremity home programs changes when persons post stroke practice with preferred music.

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Conditions studied

  • Stroke

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In context

Stroke

7,286 studies on the registry are indexed under Stroke; 2,007 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 7 is below the median of 50 across 5,369 interventional studies indexed under Stroke.

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Lead sponsor

Duquesne University is the lead sponsor of 26 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Ages 40-85
  • Mild to Moderate hemiparesis as determined by a score of 21 to 50 on the FM- UE
  • At least 6 months post stroke
  • American English as primary language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant visual impairment as determined by "aphasia-friendly" and age appropriate screening
  • Significant hearing impairment as determined by self-report
  • Actively receiving occupational or physical therapy services for upper extremity motor recovery
  • Severe auditory comprehension impairment such that they cannot understand one-step directions as indicated by a WAB-R score below 8/10 on Sequential Commands Subtest
  • Sitting or standing blood pressure of 180/110 or HE > 100 bpm
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
7 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Preferred Music Playlist

    All participants will have this phase twice in the protocol. See description in intervention section.

    Behavioral: Preferred music playlist

Interventions

  • BehavioralPreferred music playlist

    Client will be instructed in a home program based on repetitive task practice principles and will complete this program with and without the use of a preferred music playlist during practice.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of sessions of practice

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  2. Duration of sessions of practice

    Time frame: 4 weeks

  3. Number of minutes of practice

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

    Perceived occupational performance on activities of importance to the client

    Time frame: Baseline and no more than one week post intervention period

  2. Motor Activity Log

    Perceived amount and quality of use of the affected upper extremity

    Time frame: Baseline and no more than one week post intervention period

  3. Western Aphasia Battery - Revised

    Measure of language impairment

    Time frame: Baseline

  4. Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test

    Measure of cognition

    Time frame: Baseline

Other outcomes

  1. Qualitative Feedback Interview

    One-to-one interview with supported communication strategies on the experience of the intervention and study materials.

    Time frame: No more than 3 weeks post intervention period

  2. Intensity of Practice

    Rate of accelerations as measured by an activity monitor

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Duquesne University Speech, Hearing, Language Clinic
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 16, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02906956
Lead sponsor
Duquesne University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 20, 2016
Start date
Sep 2016
Primary completion
Aug 2017
Completion
Aug 2017
Last update
Jul 16, 2019

Study contacts

Elena V Donoso Brown, PhD
principal investigator · Duquesne University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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