Health Condition 1: null- Coma Health Condition 2: G978- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of nervous system
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Voice stimulus: The close relative of the patient was asked to write the message in a paper in her/his own language based on the script of the voice message provided by the researcher.
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients, a)who were comatose (GCS 3-8). b)in the age group of 20- 80 yrs. c)who had normal hearing as screened by Auditory Brain Stem Response test.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients, a)with relatives who were not willing to give consent for their patients to participate in the study and recording of the voice message. b)who cannot understand Kannada, English, and Malayalam. c)who are right handed, with left temporal hemorrhage. d)with temporal bone fracture, ear bleed e)who received any sedative drugs (eg. Inj. Midazolam) f)with hearing impairment reported by family members g)with any other co- morbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural response of comatose patients.Timepoint: The physiological parameters and behavioural response were assessed every 1 min, 5 mins, 10 mins, 15 mins, 20 mins and 25 mins of starting the voice stimulus in each session.The level of consciousness was assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale before and after the intervention for 3 times a day for 5 consecutive days. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NILTimepoint: NIL | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactMrs Prima Jenevive Jyothi DSouza
Manipal College of Nursing Manipal
Outcome results
None listed