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Effectiveness of Sensory Stimulation for Person in a Coma or Persistent Vegetative State After Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT02629588 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 9

Last updated 2015-12-14

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Summary

Appraised the empirical evidence of effectiveness of sensory stimulation to improve arousal and alertness for persons in a coma or persistent vegetative state after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Databases were searched and nine articles met inclusion criteria.

Conditions

  • Brain Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Multimodal or Unimodal Sensory stimulation

multimodal sensory stimulation, unimodal sensory stimulation, auditory stimulation, complex stimulation, median nerve stimulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Creighton University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rene L Padilla, PhD · Creighton University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

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