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Music Therapy in Post-Stroke Patients: A Clinical Trial
Sponsor: Universidad de Granada
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if music therapy works to optimizate sleep quality in patients who have suffered a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is the effect of music therapy on subjective sleep quality in stroke patients? * What is the effect of music therapy on the subjective perception of insomnia in stroke patients? * What is the effect of music therapy on levels of hospital anxiety and depression in stroke patients? * What is the level of satisfaction with the music therapy intervention? Researchers will compare an intervention group consisting of patients who will undergo music therapy with a control group of participants receiving standard care without music therapy sessions. Participants will: * Complete some questionaries about sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), inmsonia (Insomnia Severity Index), anxiety and depression associated with hospitalization (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) before and after de intervention. * Intervention group receive daily 60-minute music therapy sessions at night during their hospitalization, whenever possible. * Intervention gruop have to report their perceived level of satisfaction with the music therapy.
Official title: Effects of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality in Post-Stroke Patients: A Clinical Trial at the San Cecilio University Hospital
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
84
Start Date
2025-01-15
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-10-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Music therapy
Intervention Characteristics: * Duration: each music therapy session will last 60 minutes * Setting: the sessions will be administered during at night shift in the Neurology Department of the Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio (HUCSC). * Frequency: daily sessions will be administered during the participant's hospitalization, whenever the participant's clinical condition allows. * Type of music: the selected music will consist of slow rhythms (60-80 bpm) and soft sounds, avoiding abrupt changes. Pieces in lower pitches and with flowing melodies have been shown to facilitate the transition to sleep, while avoiding elements that may stimulate the listener, such as lyrics or pronounced rythms. * Method of delivery: low-intensity speakers will be used in dimly lit environments to expose participants to the music therapy intervention.
Locations (1)
Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio
Granada, Granada, Spain