Efficacy of Exercise Rehabilitation Program Accompanied by Experiential Music for Recovery of Aphasia in Single Cerebrovascular Accidents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Year

2021

Abstract

Background: The current study aims to evaluate the effects of daily traditional experiential music listening for clinical recovery of post-stroke aphasia. Methods: This was a prospective randomized trial with seventy-nine stroke survivors who suffered from post-stroke aphasia. All patients underwent a neuropsychological evaluation, at time = 0 during the admission at the rehabilitation structure (baseline), and 6 months post-stroke. All cases received standard treatment for stroke and post-stroke aphasia in terms of medical care and rehabilitation. Furthermore, patients were randomized to receive either standard care only or standard care with daily traditional experiential music listening. Computer tomography perfusion and neurological examination were assessed to all patients. Recovery was measured by the score at Aachener Aphasie Test. Results: The statistically significant differences between the control group (CG) and the rest of the patients were the clinical characteristics (hemiparesis) (p = 0.002), the cerebral blood flow in affected areas (p = 0.000), and the Mini-Mental Test (mMT) (p = 0.000). Only group and mMT were independent predictor factors for recovery, according to multivariate analysis odd ratio (ΟR) (95% confidence interval) 0.022 (0.009–0.435) and 0.658 (0.142–0.224) respectively. Conclusions: The results of this study are promising and suggest that an enriched sound environment is beneficial for patients with post-stroke aphasia since the recovery rate is higher when standard care was combined with daily music listening.

Music and Health Institute Terms

Aphasia; Music Listening; Physiological Measures; Receptive Music Methods; Rehabilitation Exercises; Stroke

Indexed Terms

Adolescents; Elderly; Aphasia; Aphasia; Cerebrovascular accidents; Exercise rehabilitation program; Exercise Therapy; Experiential music; Prospective Studies; Stroke Rehabilitation; Stroke survivors; Stroke

Study Type

Randomized Controlled; Trial; Quantitative Methods

Document Type

Article

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