Effect of Music Listening on Stress in Acute Stroke (MUKU3-1)

Turku University Hospital (TYKS)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Acute Stroke

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Music listening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05859841

34/1801/2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigation on changes in the neurochemical stress parameters in acute stroke. 30 patients are recruited in the stroke unit, blood samples are collected at fixed intervals during the first two days. Patients are randomized to music listening and control.Neuropsychological testing is performed in the acute phase and 6 months post-stroke.

Full description

Outcome measures: NIHSS, stress hormone levels, questionnaires on mood and quality of life.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hemispheric infarction
• Neurologically stable

Exclusion criteria

• Previous neurological disease affecting the outcome
• Previous psychiatric disease affecting the outcome
• Substance abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Music listening

Experimental group

Description:

Music listening under instruction by music therapist, min 3 hours daily

Treatment:

Other: Music listening

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Standard treatment, care and rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Control