Music Therapy for Rehabilitation in Post-stroke Non-fluent Aphasia: the Indian Adaptation
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-99
SponsorAll India Institute of Medical Sciences
About this trial
The goal of this Interventional Study is to develop and test the Indian Adaptation of Melodic Intonation Therapy (MIT) for Indian patients in with post-stroke Non-Fluent Aphasia (PSNFA). The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • To develop the MIT Indian Adaptation tool and check its feasibility • To compare the MIT with standard speech rehabilitation in patient with PSNFA. Participants will undergo Speech Rehabilitation according to the developed module and the standard treatment will be given in the comparator arm. The speech recovery at 12 weeks will be compared in both treatment arms.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age ≥18 years of age
Stroke with non-fluent aphasia, within one year of ictus
Imaging evidence suggestive of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke of dominant hemisphere
Patient is alert and able to follow simple commands (should not have global aphasia)
Disqualifiers
Patients with a history of a previous stroke other than the index event, which can explain the aphasia.
Any clinical condition (e.g., short life expectancy, coexisting disease) or other characteristics that preclude appropriate follow-up in the study (e.g., distant residence, no family support)
Patients participating in any therapeutic intervention clinical trials evaluating poststroke recovery
Use of psychotropic drugs that interfere with patient evaluation
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Speech rehabilitation
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead sponsor
Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences
Collaborator
Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Collaborator
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College And Safdarjung Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov