The Effects of Playing Live Music in Music Therapy/Occupational Therapy Co-treatment on Unilateral Spatial Neglect
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Conditions studied: Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN)
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02919722
- Run by
- NYU Langone Health
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2016-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2019-12-19
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-08-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
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.
- The KF-NAP, which is administered to all patients with suspected neglect on admission, will be used as a screening tool for the neglect syndrome. Inclusion criteria will be participants with score of ≤ 5.
- 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
Where it is running
- New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
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