Effect of Community Choir Singing in People With Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * People with chronic aphasia following stroke * English or French as language of daily use * Last stroke must have occurred at least 6 months before the start of the first assessments in the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Regular music making in the past 6 months * Visual deficit that cannot be corrected and might impair testing * Hearing deficit that cannot be corrected and might impair testing * Presence of neurological/psychiatric co-morbidity or substance abuse * No ability to produce vocal sound through singing/humming * Legally considered unable to make decisions for oneself
About the study
The goal of this randomized controled trial is to test the effects of assigning people with chronic post-stroke aphasia to 12 weekly choir sessions, compared to usual care.
The main question it aims to answer is:
Does the assignment to a choir singing program causes a beneficial effect on functional communication and language recovery as well as psychosocial outcomes compared to usual care in the rehabilitation of people with chronic post-stroke aphasia?
Participants will have:
12 in-person choir-singing sessions (1 session/week, 1,5 h/session, total 18h) conducted by a choir master, and home singing training (3 x 30-minutes-sessions/week, total 18h)
What is being tested
- Choir singing (behavioral)
- Usual care (other)
Sponsor: University of Ottawa · Participants: 50 · Started: Apr 22, 2024
Contact the study team
- Anna Zumbansen, PhD · Phone: 613-562-5800
- Narges Bayat, Master · Phone: 613-562-5800
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06368323
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | University of South Florida, Tampa (Not yet recruiting) |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.