Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
Stroke survivors struggle to meet clinical recommendations for physical exercise duration and intensity. During the past two decades, music interventions have increasingly shown effectiveness in several motor tasks in stroke rehabilitation. Additionally, music has been found effective in increasing exercise performance in athletes and other clinical populations. Based on a meta-theoretical review paper by Clark, Baker & Taylor (2016), it was hypothesized that the therapeutic effects of music in physical exercise is modulated by the preference and task-specificity of the music. We will test this hypothesis using a three-armed randomized cross-over design comprised of the following auditory conditions: 1) a group-tailored playlist 2) radio as active control and 3) a non-music control condition during cycle ergometry cardiorespiratory exercise sessions. Participants are inpatient stroke survivors undergoing rehabilitation between 2-12 weeks post infarct.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMusic
Participants listen to music during physiotherapy rehabilitation (tailored or radio music)
Sponsors
Aalborg University
Regionshospital Nordjylland
University of Aarhus
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* between 2-12 weeks post ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke * assessed eligible to participate in cardiorespiratory exercise by the patient's primary physiotherapist and interdisciplinary team -≥18 years old
Exclusion criteria
* uncontrolled medical contraindications for physical activity * severe hearing deficit or cochlear implants * severe deficit of both auditory and visual communication not allowing for guiding the patient in the exercise task
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate reserve | Proportion of time during the 30 minutes session | Time spent in therapeutic heart rate zone |
| Exercise time | Proportion of time during the 30 minutes session | Time spent actively participating in the physiotherapy session |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feeling scale | Immediately before and after the intervention. | 11 point Likert scale rating affective valence (current feeling state) |
| Evaluation of condition | Immediately after the intervention | Rating of preferred audio condition on a 10 point Likert scale |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed