Testing music and group leisure activities in stroke rehabilitation
Tests adding music and group leisure to rehabilitation in adults recovering from stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effects of Group Leisure Activities and Musical Training on Hospital Stroke Rehabilitation.
Key facts
- Where
- Barcelona, SpainSee the site
Where in Spain
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Esperança Centre, Hospital del Mar; Parc de Salut Mar (PSMar)Barcelona, SpainTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Escola Universitària d'Infermeria i Teràpia Ocupacional de Terrassa
- Trial code
- NCT07541560
- Record updated
- 21 April 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding group leisure activities and musical training can help people recover better after a stroke during their hospital rehabilitation. The study will include adults who had a recent stroke and are staying in the neurological rehabilitation unit.Read full original descriptionShow less
Enriched Stroke Rehabilitation Through Music and Leisure Activities: Exploring Recovery, Brain Biomarkers, and Aspects for Implementation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding group leisure activities and musical training can help people recover better after a stroke during their hospital rehabilitation. The study will include adults who had a recent stroke and are staying in the neurological rehabilitation unit.
The main questions the study aims to answer are:
Does adding leisure activities and musical training help people become more independent in their daily activities? Does this combined approach improve movement, thinking skills, mood, and quality of life more than standard rehabilitation alone?
Researchers will compare three groups to see which approach works best:
Standard hospital rehabilitation. Standard rehabilitation plus individual musical training. Standard rehabilitation plus group leisure activities and group musical training.
Participants will:
Take part in their usual rehabilitation sessions in the hospital. Depending on their assigned group, also do individual or group musical training and/or group leisure activities.
Complete evaluations at the start of the study, at hospital discharge, and one month later.
Have a brain scan and wear a wrist device that tracks daily movement. Share their experiences in an interview.
Inclusion: Age 18 or older; Diagnosis of an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, confirmed by neuroimaging; Less than 4 weeks since stroke onset at the time of enrollment; Less than 48 hours since doctor's evaluation at the time of enrollment; No history of previous stroke with residual motor and/or cognitive deficits; Ability to provide informed consent and follow study procedures; Absence of neurological or mayor psychiatric conditions, or if present, only clinically stable conditions; Ability to understand Spanish and/or Catalan and/or English.