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The Initiation of Swallowing Can Indicate the Prognosis of DOC

NCT03508336 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2018-04-25

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Summary

This study is aimed to detect the initiation of swallowing act in DOC patients, to find if it is a good item as a stimulus and to detect the relationship between the initiation of swallowing act and the prognosis of DOC patients.

Conditions

  • Minimally Conscious State
  • Vegetative State

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Coma Recovery Scale-Revised

Patients with disorders of consciousness were assessed by Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R). In addition, we selected four stimuli: 1) only a command (as recommended in CRS-R), which was "open your mouth"; 2) only a spoon without a command; 3) a spoon and a command, the command was "there is a spoon and open your mouth"; 4) a spoon with water and a command, the command was "there is a spoon with water and open your mouth". In brief, we presented these stimuli orderly in front of the patient's mouth and presented any one of them over 4 trials at 15 second intervals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hangzhou Normal University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Haibo Di, Pro · International Vegetative State and Consciousness Science Institute, Hangzhou Normal University

Eligibility

Min Age
27 Years
Max Age
77 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-03
Primary Completion
2018-03-24
Completion
2018-04-12

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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