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Role of peripheral nerve electrical stimulation in improving arousal/wakefulness and response in patients who are in states of impaired consciousness.

A Randomized control trial of Right Median nerve electrical stimulation for patients with acquired brain injury who are in vegetative or minimally conscious state for increasing arousal and responsiveness. - RMNS

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/10/005117
Enrollment
32
Registered
2014-10-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- patients with acquired brain injury who are in vegetative or minimally conscious state

Interventions

Intervention1: Right Median nerve electrical stimulation: The patients in the experimental group will in addition to standard coma stimulation,receive right median nerve electrical stimulation for two

Sponsors

Christian Medical College research fund
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients in vegetative or minimally conscious state following acquired brain injury Less than one year and half year since injury

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with the following are excluded Right Brachial Plexus injury Right wrist fracture with completely injured median nerve Left cerebral hemisphere lobectomy Pregnancy Patients with cardiac pacemaker Patients with metallic implant in the right upper limb Locked in syndrome/Akinetic mutism/Abulia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.COMA RECOVERY SCALE REVISEDâ??CRS-R 2.WHIM Score(Wessex Head Injury Matrix score) 3.RLAS(Ranchos Los Amigos Scale) 4.GLASGOW COMA SCALE EXTENDED Timepoint: 1.COMA RECOVERY SCALE REVISEDâ??CRS-R 2.WHIM Score(Wessex Head Injury Matrix score) 3.RLAS(Ranchos Los Amigos Scale) 4.GLASGOW COMA SCALE EXTENDED—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Electroencephalogram(EEG)Timepoint: Pre and post therapy eeg.Duration of therapy is one month.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRemya Mathew

Christian Medical College-Vellore

rajithomas@cmcvellore.ac.in04162282158

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026