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Is Sensory Stimulation Effective in Reducing Time Spent in a Coma or Vegetative State

NCT00163878 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2006-10-04

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Summary

A randomised control trial of patients who have a severe brain injury to determine if patients who receive a standardised sensory stimulation program emerge earlier from a vegetative state. The experimental group would receive, in addition to their normal occuaptional therapy, sensory stimulation which would involve the daily application of stimulation to all five senses using the Sensory Modalities Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique (SMART).

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Sensory Stimulation

DEVICE

Sesnory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Victorian Trauma Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bayside Health

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Jacqui M Morarty, Occupational Therapist · Bayside Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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