Feasibility of a Music Listening Intervention for Mental Health Recovery in Chronic Stroke

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This study aims to explore whether listening to music intentionally can support the mental health of people recovering from a stroke. The question the investigators aim to answer is: Can intentional music listening improve emotional well-being in stroke survivors? And if so, what kinds of changes might music listening induce in mental health, thinking and memory (cognition), and brain activity? Participants will be randomly assigned to listen to either music or an audiobook for one hour each day, at home, for four weeks. Participants will also attend four in-person sessions with the researchers: at the start of the study (baseline), just before the listening period begins, after the four weeks are complete, and at a follow-up. During these visits, researchers will gather information about participants' mood and mental health (via questionnaires), assess memory and attention (via cognitive tasks), and use MRI scans to look at brain activity.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 50
Maximum Age: 90
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Participants aged 50 to 90

• Confirmed diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurring at least six months prior to enrollment.

Locations
United States
New York
New York University
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
Pablo Ripolles, PhD
pripolles@nyu.edu
+ 1212-998-5424
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-09-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Experimental: Intentional Music Listening
Stroke patients assigned to the Intentional Music Listening group will participate in a 4-week intervention, in which participants will engage in one hour of music listening per day and complete daily self-reports on mood and control measures. Baseline, pre-, and post-intervention evaluations will assess clinical outcomes through behavioral measures of mental health and cognition. Pre- and post-intervention evaluations will also include biomarker assessments (MRI and physiological measures). The follow-up session will assess clinical outcomes only.
Active_comparator: Audiobook Listening
Stroke patients assigned to the Audiobook Listening group will participate in a 4-week intervention, in which participants will engage in one hour of audiobook listening per day and complete daily self-reports on mood and control measures. Baseline, pre-, and post-intervention evaluations will assess clinical outcomes through behavioral measures of mental health and cognition. Pre- and post-intervention evaluations will also include biomarker assessments (MRI and physiological measures). The follow-up session will assess clinical outcomes only.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: New York University

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