Health Condition 1: S062- Diffuse traumatic brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Personalized Coma stimulation with PCASD device: Basline assessment will be done using CRS R, WHIM and DRS scores. A detailed history will be taken from the relative of the patient reg
Sponsors
Christian Medical College , Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with Disorders of consciousness (Coma,Vegetative state, Minimally conscious state) i.e.RLA stages 1-3 following acquired brain injury and as per CRS Revised score 2.Patients admitted in Rehabilitation institute for rehabilitation 3. 18-80 years of age 4.Duration of injury- 3 months to within 1 year 5.Medically and neurologically stable
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.History of seizures in last 1 month 2.DoC more than 1 year 3. Patients with medical complications such as hyponatremia, sepsis, venous thromboembolism or similar complications requiring additional management and patients with neurological complications such as persistent seizures, posttraumatic hydrocephalus, meningitis and delayed intracranial hematoma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Coma Recovery Scale, Wessex Head Injury Matrix, Disability Rating ScaleTimepoint: CRS and WHIM at Baseline , after 20 sessions. DRS at Baseline, after 20 sessions and after 3 months of intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feed back questionnaire to assess usability of device in Intervention groupTimepoint: at the end of 20 sessions | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactYarlagadda Prudvish
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Outcome results
None listed