The Effects of a Movement-to-Music (M2M) Intervention on Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes in People Poststroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effects of a 12-week movement-to-music (M2M) intervention on physical and psychosocial outcomes in people poststroke.

Design

Two-arm randomized controlled trial.

Setting

A community-based fitness facility.

Participants

Participants (N=47) with stroke between 18 and 65 years old were randomized to M2M (n=23) or waitlist control (n=24).

Interventions

Participants in M2M completed 3 60-minute exercise sessions per week for 12 weeks. Controls received biweekly educational newsletters via mail.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcomes included Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT, in meters), Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST, in seconds) and Timed Up and Go (TUG, in seconds). Secondary outcomes were self-reported measures using Pati

SUBMITTER: Young HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature