Actively Recruiting
Music Listening for Mental Health Recovery After Stroke
Led by New York University · Updated on 2025-09-25
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
65 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Music Listening for Mental Health Recovery After Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants aged 50 to 90
- Confirmed diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurring at least six months prior to enrollment
You will not qualify if you...
- Significant hearing loss, defined by a score >26 on the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly Screening
- Contraindications for MRI
- Significant cognitive impairment, defined as a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score below 22 (unless due to expressive aphasia)
- Specific musical anhedonia, defined as a score below 60 on the Barcelona Music Reward Questionnaire
- Amusia, defined as a score below 70% on the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia
- Current medications or therapies affecting brain function are allowed; initiation of new medications or therapies during the study is permitted
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
New York University
New York, New York, United States, 10003
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Research Team
P
Pablo Ripolles, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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