A Piano Training Program to Improve Manual Dexterity and Upper Extremity Function in Subacute Stroke Survivors

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to study the feasibility of a 6-week piano playing training intervention in a subacute stroke population. More specifically, the investigators aim to (1) implement and test the feasibility of the intervention in the subacute stroke rehabilitation program; and (2) explore the acceptability of the supervised training sessions and home practice sessions. Researchers will also (3) estimate and contrast the effects of the piano training intervention as compared to conventional therapy on manual dexterity, coordination, functional use of the upper extremity, attention and mood. Therapy specifically provided as part of this project will be delivered above and beyond usual therapy time in both intervention groups. Participants of the piano group will: * Engage in a step-by-step musical training consisting of two supervised, individual 45-min sessions per week for 6 consecutive weeks, for a total of 12 sessions. * The supervised session will also be complemented with a biweekly home program (15 minutes) consisting of piano exercises. Participants in the conventional group will: * Engage in two individual 45-min sessions per week for 6 consecutive weeks consisting in conventional occupational therapy treatment. * They will also receive a biweekly home program consisting in occupational therapy exercises (15 minutes).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 40
Maximum Age: 74
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Have normal/corrected visual and auditory acuity

• Present a first-ever supratentorial unilateral stroke (1-24 weeks post-stroke)

• Present some capacity of dissociation of arm and finger movements, as reflected by scores of 3 to 6 on the arm and hand components of the Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment

• Have the capacity to follow simple instructions

• Have no professional piano experience (only for the piano group)

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
RECRUITING
Laval
Contact Information
Primary
Anouk Lamontagne, PhD
anouk.lamontagne@mcgill.ca
450-688-9550
Backup
Myriam Villeneuve, Mec
myriam.villeneuve@mail.mcgill.ca
514-216-1295
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-10-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Piano group
Participants will engage in a step-by-step musical training consisting of two supervised, individual 45-min sessions per week for 6 consecutive weeks, for a total of 12 sessions. They will also be asked to practice 2x/week for 15 minutes and they will report on their practice duration and content in a logbook after each practice session.
Active_comparator: Conventional group
Participants will engage in two supervised and individual 45-min session per week for 6 consecutive week, consisting in usual occupational therapy treatment. They will be asked to practice 2x/week for 15 minutes and they will report on their practice duration and content in a logbook after each practice session.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital
Leads: McGill University

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