None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this pilot study is to determine the effects of a therapeutic songwriting protocol on a range of wellbeing measures for people who are undergoing inpatient rehabilitation and those who are 0-24 months post discharge from acquired brain injury (ABI) or spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. A pre-post design will determine whether therapeutic songwriting can assist people who have sustained longterm injuries resulting from traumatic injury (such as workplace or road accidents) to work through issues of identity. This guided therapeutic process may include exploring a new identity that integrates the old preinjured self with a new identity that integrates the residual physical/cognitive/and psychosocial effects of the injury. The main purpose of this pilot project is to test the feasibility of the study protocol, establish the appropriateness of the measures for answering the research questions, and collect data that will capture the factors of efficacy.
Interventions
12 sessions of therapeutic songwriting provided to an adult with either spinal cord injury or acquired brain injury by a registered music therapist. The protocol is designed to target the self-concept whereby the therapist engages the participant in the creation of three songs guided by covering the six domains of the self-concept - the social self, the personal self, the family self, the physical self, the moral self, the academic self. The participant writes the first song about the past self
12 sessions of therapeutic songwriting provided to an adult with either spinal cord injury or acquired brain injury by a registered music therapist. The protocol is designed to target the self-concept whereby the therapist engages the participant in the creation of three songs guided by covering the six domains of the self-concept - the social self, the personal self, the family self, the physical self, the moral self, the academic self. The participant writes the first song about the past self (4 x 1 hour sessions twice per week), the second song about the present self (4 x 1 hour sessions twice per week), and a song about the imagined future self (4 x 1 hour sessions twice per week). sessions will be individual, provided in a face to face context, bedside or in a private room within the hospital or participants' homes. A log of session attendance will be used to monitor adherence. The music therapist with at least 5 years experience will utilise an iPad with garageband software to facilitate the creation and recording of lyrics and music.
Sponsors
The University of Melbourne
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Current inpatients at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre from ABI, Spinal or Neurology units, Kingston Monash Health, Epworth Richmond, or Caulfield Hospital 2. Former patients at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre from ABI, Spinal or Neurology units, Kingston Monash Health, Epworth, or Caulfield Hospital 3. A diagnosis of spinal cord injury or acquired brain injury. In this study, acquired brain injury refers to brain injury caused by events after birth and encompasses traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors, substance abuse etc. 4. 0-24 months post discharge from inpatient rehabilitation units. 5. Living within a 25 kilometre radius of one of the 4 sites. 6. Able to communicate (in English) 7. Willing and able to participate in songwriting sessions (2 times weekly for 6-8 weeks) or to be a control participant 8. Confirmation from rehabilitation consultant or other team member of cognitive ability to complete assessment measures and emotional stability to examine self-concept
Exclusion criteria
1. Severe cognitive impairment or memory problems 2. Severe language problems or hearing impairment 3. Patients currently in Post Traumatic Amnesia
Outcome results
None listed