The Effects of Playing Live Music in Music Therapy/Occupational Therapy Co-treatment on Unilatera… (NCT02919722) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
The Effects of Playing Live Music in Music Therapy/Occupational Therapy Co-treatment on Unilateral Spatial Neglect
United States20 participantsStarted 2016-09
Plain-language 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.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 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.
Exclusion Criteria:
* 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
What they're measuring
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Star Cancellation Test and Picture Scanning Test (from the Behavioral Inattention Test (BIT)