Music therapy to improve sleep in people recovering from a stroke
Tests whether music therapy at night improves sleep in hospitalized stroke patients.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Music Therapy in Post-Stroke Patients: A Clinical Trial
Key facts
- Where
- Granada, SpainSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults in hospital after a stroke. It tests whether music therapy at night improves their sleep.
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Stroke or suspected stroke, admitted to the Neurology Department of Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio. Score of 5 or more on the Canadian Neurological Scale. Glasgow Coma Scale score of 14 or more. Preserved cognitive function.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Language impairment (aphasia) or significant difficulty understanding the language
- Cognitive impairment that affects understanding
- Acute psychiatric disorder or agitation
- Severe hearing impairment or profound deafness
- Obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or narcolepsy
Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
Where in Spain
- Hospital Universitario Clínico San CecilioGranada, SpainContact: Inmaculada Martín Villegas, EnfermeríaTaking 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?
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- Who runs it
- Universidad de Granada
- Trial code
- NCT07899034
- Record updated
- 27 October 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if music therapy works to optimizate sleep quality in patients who have suffered a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality in Post-Stroke Patients: A Clinical Trial at the San Cecilio University Hospital
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if music therapy works to optimizate sleep quality in patients who have suffered a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* What is the effect of music therapy on subjective sleep quality in stroke patients? * What is the effect of music therapy on the subjective perception of insomnia in stroke patients? * What is the effect of music therapy on levels of hospital anxiety and depression in stroke patients? * What is the level of satisfaction with the music therapy intervention?
Researchers will compare an intervention group consisting of patients who will undergo music therapy with a control group of participants receiving standard care without music therapy sessions.
Participants will:
* Complete some questionaries about sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), inmsonia (Insomnia Severity Index), anxiety and depression associated with hospitalization (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) before and after de intervention. * Intervention group receive daily 60-minute music therapy sessions at night during their hospitalization, whenever possible. * Intervention gruop have to report their perceived level of satisfaction with the music therapy.
Inclusion: Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of stroke; Admission to the Neurology Department of the Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio (HUCSC); Score ≥ 5 on the Canadian Neurological Scale; Preserved cognitive function; Glasgow Coma Scale score ≥ 14.
Exclusion: Language impairment (aphasia); Acute psychiatric disorders and/or states of agitation; Severe hearing impairment or profound deafness; Restless legs syndrome; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Significant difficulties understanding the language; Cognitive impairments affecting comprehension; Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea; Narcolepsy.