The Effects of Playing Live Music in Music Therapy/Occupational Therapy Co-treatment on Unilateral Spatial Neglect

NCT02919722 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 16-00189
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Investigators hypothesize, based on anecdotal evidence to date, that active music making interventions conducted on a patient's neglected side will result in improved attention to that side and that this will be measurable within session.

Conditions

Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN)

Keywords

Music therapy; sensorimotor cortex; brain injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Star Cancellation Test and Picture Scanning Test (from the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT)

  54 targets dispersed amongst 75 distractors. Patients are asked to cross out all of the small stars within the field, placed at midline, using a pen.

  1 Day

• Picture Scanning Test (PST)

  3 large color photos that depict: (1) a meal on a dish, (2) a wash basin and toiletries, (3) a large window flanked by sundry objects. Participant is asked to name and point to the main items see in the picture.

  1 Day

Study Arms (1)

Music interventions

EXPERIMENTAL

Live music will be provided on the patient's neglected side and patients will be encouraged to play music interactively with a focus towards that side whenever possible

Behavioral: Music Therapy

Interventions

Music Therapy BEHAVIORAL

The majority of each study session will be spent engaging in music therapy: playing live music with a music therapist with the help of an occupational therapist. At the beginning and end of each session subjects will complete 2 assessments.

Music interventions

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients experiencing unilateral left spatial neglect post brain injury (stroke, TBI, N-TBI).
• Patients able to follow two step commands and maintain attention to task for five minutes in a quiet environment.
• Patients must be able to hold a pencil to complete the SCT
• Patients must be able to discriminate between distractor items (words versus big and small stars) and see items in picture cards
• Patients communicate willingness to participate in music therapy interventions.
• Admission to acute inpatient rehabilitation unit at NYU/HJD.
• Patient will have the ability to provide informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Visual impairment.
• Right side or dominant hand impairment.
• Any social or medical problem that precludes completion of the protocol.
• Patients who have sensory neglect or motor neglect , as the SCT cannot be used with this population
• Severe language comprehension impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Injuries

Interventions

Music Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sensory Art Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Brian Im, MD

  New York University Medical School

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 28, 2016
• First Posted: September 29, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 19, 2019
• Study Completion: December 19, 2019
• Last Updated: August 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Locations

US (1)