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Community Choir Singing for Post-stroke Aphasia

This study is looking at whether community choir singing can help people who have chronic aphasia (difficulty with language) after a stroke. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, had a stroke at least six months ago, and use English or French daily. The study will compare people who join a 12-week choir program to those receiving their usual care. Researchers want to see if choir singing improves communication, language recovery, and overall well-being. The study plans to enroll 50 participants.

Study design
This is a randomized study, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to either the choir singing group or the usual care group. There will be 50 participants in total.
What's involved
If you join the choir group, you will attend 12 in-person choir sessions (1.5 hours each, once a week) and do home singing practice (30 minutes, three times a week) for 12 weeks. Your communication will be measured at several points over about 30 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your communication will be measured at baseline, after 15 weeks, 16 weeks, 30 weeks, and 31 weeks.

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NCT06368323

Effect of Community Choir Singing in People With Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Ottawa
~50 participants
Updated 2026-02-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Choir singingUsual care

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Communication Index
Measured over T1 (baseline, week 1), T2 (week 15), T3 (week 16), T4 (week 30), T5 (week 31)

Conditions

Aphasia

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 4 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Toronto Metropolitan University

    Toronto, Ontario, Canadastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Floridastudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Quebec, Canadano site contact published

    Completed

  • University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canadano site contact published

    Completed

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Anna Zumbansen, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Ottawa
  • Arla Good, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Frank Russo, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Carole Anglade, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Université de Montréal
  • Édith Durand, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
  • Jennifer Bugos, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of South Florida

Who to contact

Anna Zumbansen, PhD
[email protected]
613-562-5800 · ext. 8393
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

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

What this trial measures

  • Communication IndexT1 (baseline, week 1), T2 (week 15), T3 (week 16), T4 (week 30), T5 (week 31)

    The ability to communicate one's feelings and basic needs effectively / is computed by averaging the percentage scores (score/total×100) of the Communicative Activity Log (CAL) and the communication subscale of the Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 (SIS). Minimum value=0; Maximum value=100; Higher scores mean a better outcome.