Enhancing Attention and Processing Speed Through Home-based Music Rehabilitation Program After Stroke in Malaysia

Sponsor
University of Malaya
Study ID
NCT07522463
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Conditions

  • Attention
  • Music Intervention
  • Rehabilitation Program
  • Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - 75 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Musical Home-based Rehabilitation Program — OTHER
    The intervention session will last approximately 40 minutes, comprising: (1) 3-5 minutes of attentional priming; (2) approximately 30 minutes of rhythm-action training; and (3) approximately 5 minutes for rest, feedback and session recording. Participants will complete five sessions per week for four consecutive weeks (20 sessions), consistent with recommendations for intensive, repetitive stroke rehabilitation and previous music-based intervention protocols.⁴¹-⁴³ During rhythm-action training, participants will strike corresponding desk bells in response to visual notation and auditory cues at 60 or 90 beats per minute. Responses will be classified as correct when the appropriate bell is struck within the designated beat interval; errors include incorrect, omitted, additional or mistimed strikes. Task difficulty will be reviewed weekly and adjusted by varying tempo, rhythmic complexity, number of tones or cueing. Participants will progress after achieving ≥80% accuracy across two cons
  • Control group (standard care) — OTHER
    Participants in both groups will continue usual multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, UMMC. The intervention group will receive the home-based music rehabilitation programme in addition to usual care, while the control group will receive usual care alone. Outpatient rehabilitation is typically provided twice weekly for approximately 45 minutes per session, with frequency and content individualised according to clinical needs. Cognitive rehabilitation may include attention and memory training, executive function exercises, communication and language therapy, and functional cognitive activities integrated into daily living. Therapy type, frequency and duration will be documented throughout the study.

Study Details

Stroke often leads to significant cognitive impairment, impacting quality of life. While existing rehabilitation options exist, there's a need for innovative, accessible, and patient-centered solutions. Research suggests music can engage multiple brain networks associated with sensory and motor processes, cognition, and affective regulation, potentially enhancing cognitive functions like attention and processing speed as well. Home-based interventions have also demonstrated positive impacts on rehabilitation adherence and outcomes. Building on this foundation, this study proposes to develop and pilot test a home-based musical rehabilitation program to improve attention and processing speed in Malaysian stroke survivors.

Key Dates

First listed
Apr 13, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
44 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Experimental: Home-Based Music-based Intervention Rehabilitation Program
    The intervention session will last approximately 40 minutes and will comprise: (1) attentional priming for 3-5 minutes; (2) rhythm-action training for approximately 30 minutes; and (3) a brief rest, feedback and session-recording period for approximately 5 minutes. Participants will be prescribed five sessions per week for four consecutive weeks, giving a total of 20 sessions. This dosage is consistent with stroke rehabilitation recommendations promoting intensive, repetitive practice and with intervention durations used in previous music therapy studies and protocols after stroke.
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo Comparator: Control group
    Participants in the control and intervention groups will continue to receive the usual multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation programme as prescribed by their treating rehabilitation team at the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, UMMC. The intervention group will receive the home-based music rehabilitation programme in addition to usual rehabilitation, whereas the control group will receive usual rehabilitation alone. At UMMC, outpatient rehabilitation is typically delivered approximately twice weekly, with sessions lasting about 45 minutes, although frequency and content are individualised according to clinical need. Usual cognitive rehabilitation may include attention, memory and executive function training, communication and language therapy, and functional cognitive activities.

Primary Outcome Measure

Test of Everyday Attention [ Time Frame: 4 months ]

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