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The effects of a rhythm and music-based therapy program and therapeutic riding in late recovery phase following stroke: a study protocol for a three-armed randomized controlled trial
2012, BMC Neurology
Lina Bunketorp Käll 1,
Lina Bunketorp Käll 1,
Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson 2,
Christian Blomstrand 1,
Marcela Pekna 1,
Milos Pekny1 *
and Michael Nilsson 1,3*
Stroke represents one of the most costly and long-term disabling conditions in adulthood worldwideand there is a need to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs in the late phase after stroke. Limited scientific support exists for training incorporating rhythm and music as well as therapeutic riding and well-designed trials to determine the effectiveness of these treatment modalities are warranted.
Methods/Design:
A single blinded three-armed randomized controlled trial is described with the aim to evaluate whether it is possible to improve the overall health status and functioning of individuals in the late phase of stroke(1-5 years after stroke) through a rhythm and music-based therapy program or therapeutic riding. About 120 individuals will be consecutively and randomly allocated to one of three groups: (T1) rhythm and music-based therapy program; (T2) therapeutic riding; or (T3) control group receiving the T1 training program a year later.Evaluation is conducted prior to and after the 12-week long intervention as well as three and six months later. The evaluation comprises a comprehensive functional and cognitive assessment (both qualitative and quantitative),and questionnaires. Based on the International classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF), the outcome measures are classified into six comprehensive domains, with participation as the primary outcome measure assessed by the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS, version 2.0.). The secondary outcome measures are grouped within the following domains: body function, activity, environmental factors and personal factors. Life satisfaction and health related quality of life constitute an additional domain.
Current status:
A total of 84 participants were randomised and have completed the intervention. Recruitmentproceeds and follow-up is on-going, trial results are expected in early 2014.
Discussion:
This study will ascertain whether any of the two intervention programs can improve overall healthstatus and functioning in the late phase of stroke. A positive outcome would increase the scientific basis for the useof such interventions in the late phase after stroke.
Trial registration:
Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT01372059
* Correspondence: milos.pekny@neuro.gu.se; michael.nilsson@neuro.gu.se
1 Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Department of ClinicalNeuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology,Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
3 Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle,AustraliaFull list of author information is available at the end of the article
© 2012 Bunketorp Kall et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of theCreative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Bunketorp Käll
et al. BMC Neurology
2012,
12
:141http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/141
and Michael Nilsson 1,3*
Abstract
Background:Stroke represents one of the most costly and long-term disabling conditions in adulthood worldwideand there is a need to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs in the late phase after stroke. Limited scientific support exists for training incorporating rhythm and music as well as therapeutic riding and well-designed trials to determine the effectiveness of these treatment modalities are warranted.
Methods/Design:
A single blinded three-armed randomized controlled trial is described with the aim to evaluate whether it is possible to improve the overall health status and functioning of individuals in the late phase of stroke(1-5 years after stroke) through a rhythm and music-based therapy program or therapeutic riding. About 120 individuals will be consecutively and randomly allocated to one of three groups: (T1) rhythm and music-based therapy program; (T2) therapeutic riding; or (T3) control group receiving the T1 training program a year later.Evaluation is conducted prior to and after the 12-week long intervention as well as three and six months later. The evaluation comprises a comprehensive functional and cognitive assessment (both qualitative and quantitative),and questionnaires. Based on the International classification of functioning, disability, and health (ICF), the outcome measures are classified into six comprehensive domains, with participation as the primary outcome measure assessed by the Stroke Impact Scale (SIS, version 2.0.). The secondary outcome measures are grouped within the following domains: body function, activity, environmental factors and personal factors. Life satisfaction and health related quality of life constitute an additional domain.
Current status:
A total of 84 participants were randomised and have completed the intervention. Recruitmentproceeds and follow-up is on-going, trial results are expected in early 2014.
Discussion:
This study will ascertain whether any of the two intervention programs can improve overall healthstatus and functioning in the late phase of stroke. A positive outcome would increase the scientific basis for the useof such interventions in the late phase after stroke.
Trial registration:
Clinical Trials.gov Identifier: NCT01372059
* Correspondence: milos.pekny@neuro.gu.se; michael.nilsson@neuro.gu.se
1 Center for Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Department of ClinicalNeuroscience and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology,Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
3 Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle,AustraliaFull list of author information is available at the end of the article
© 2012 Bunketorp Kall et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of theCreative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use,distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Bunketorp Käll
et al. BMC Neurology
2012,
12
:141http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/12/141
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