Music Therapy for Rehabilitation in Post-stroke Non-fluent Aphasia: the Indian Adaptation

Phase

N/A

Condition

Stroke

Communication Disorders

Cerebral Ischemia

Treatment

Speech rehabilitation

Clinical Study ID

NCT06323330

I-1623

Ages 18-99
All Genders

Study Summary

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

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

All of the following

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)
Motivated caregiver
Informed and signed consent

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

Any of the following:

Patients with a history of a previous stroke other than the index event, which canexplain the aphasia.
Any clinical condition (e.g., short life expectancy, coexisting disease) or othercharacteristics that preclude appropriate follow-up in the study (e.g., distantresidence, no family support)
Patients participating in any therapeutic intervention clinical trials evaluatingpoststroke recovery
Use of psychotropic drugs that interfere with patient evaluation

Study Design

Speech rehabilitation

June 01, 2024

November 30, 2026

Study Description

The study will be done in two stages:

Stage 1 (Intervention formulation): A battery for therapy will be formulated with the help of SLT in conjunction with the expert(s) in Indian music, neurologist, and physiologist. In a series of physical and online meetings, the duration, frequency, and content of the therapy programme will be formulated. The stage(s) at which NIRS will be conducted will also be decided. This will not involve any patient recruitment and should be finished in three months.
Stage 2 (Feasibility phase): The feasibility run will be done in 10 eligible patients. With further adaptations depending upon the experience in the feasibility phase, the pilot phase will be conducted, in which the treatment arms will be randomized.
Stage 2 (Pilot phase): Assuming standard error of measurement for participants with aphasia as 4.33 points with a 5-point difference considered clinically meaningful for the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), and considering that no such prior study is there, 30 patients in intervention and control arm would be initially taken. Therefore, the total sample size 10+30+30=70 patients.
- The randomization will be done in 1:1 ratio, via a computer-generated random number sequence which will be in a sealed opaque envelope. The allocation will be concealed, and the treatment arm will be revealed after the patient has been screened and has consented for the study.
- The outcome assessment will be by a blinded assessor, who will be a co-investigator in the study.

Connect with a study center

All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi 110029
India
Active - Recruiting
Safdarjung Hospital
New Delhi, Delhi 110029
India
Active - Recruiting
Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences
Delhi, 110029
India
Active - Recruiting

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