Music Therapy/Physical Therapy Intervention to Enhance Well-being and Functional Recovery Post-stroke

The purpose of the study is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of an "enriched,"
combined music therapy/physical therapy (MT/PT) rehabilitation intervention that addresses
physical, psychological, and social well-being simultaneously in a group setting to enhance
post-stroke recovery. The intervention will be implemented through collaboration between the
Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at NYU Steinhardt and the Motor Recovery Laboratory
at the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU Medical Center.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Able to read and write in English

2. Unilateral stroke at least 6 months prior

3. Independent community ambulation with or without assistive devices

4. Presence of at least 5 degrees of active motion in proximal and distal upper
extremity joints, suggesting presence of a neural substrate for recovery

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Neurological or psychiatric disease such as clinical depression

2. Hearing deficits

3. History of surgery or other significant injury that could preclude task performance

4. Complicating medical problems such as uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with signs
of neuropathy, and previous neurological illness such as head trauma, prior stroke,
epilepsy or demyelinating disease

5. Any factors that may put the subject at significant risk or confound study results