Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment group:Music listening
Control group:Treatment as usual
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 50-75 years; 2. Being within one week after having been administered an MRI scan and been diagnosed ischemic stroke on any of both hemispheres supplied by the middle cerebral artery; 3. MMSE >= 20 points; 4. Not having previous mental disorders or misuse of drugs or alcohol; 5. Not suffering from a serious hearing impairment; 6. Being right-handed; 7. Being willing to communicate and cooperate, and being able to speak Mandarin; 8. Having a music player; 9. Having a caregiver, and being able to commit with the intervention plan and to come to the hospital for the appointments; 10. Being themselves conscious of their condition or having relative aware of the patient's condition, and being willing to undertake the treatment and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffering from any other cognitive disabilities or dementia such as impaired consciousness, neurological disorders caused by dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), or any systematic diseases caused by it, and mental disorders like depression; 2. Having a coma, severe aphasia or hearing disability; 3. Suffering from severe depression (HAMD >= 7 points) which could affect the assessment of the cognitive function of the patient; 4. Having severe liver and renal diseases, or any other systemic diseases; 5. Being participating at the same time in a different clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A);Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD);Zarit burden interview; | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS);Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE);Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYihong Zhan
Xiamen University
Outcome results
None listed