prolonged disorders of consciousness
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:Comprehensive rehabilitation combined with true external counterpulsation
Control group:Comprehensive rehabilitation combined with artificial external counterpulsation
Sponsors
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed as a vegetative state or minimally conscious state through CRS-R assessment; 2.Aged >= 18 years old; 3.Persons who have signed an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Disease changes (acute phase of cerebral hemorrhage) and other life-threatening persons; 2.Deep vein thrombosis of lower limbs, active thrombophlebitis, moderate to severe heart valve disease, especially aortic insufficiency or (and) stenosis, moderate- Severe pulmonary hypertension, aortic aneurysm, cerebral aneurysm, uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated heart failure, arrhythmia that may interfere with the ECG gating function of EECP equipment, bleeding disorders or obvious bleeding tendency, counterpulsation limbs Contraindications of external counterpulsation such as infection foci.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mismatch negative wave;Electroencephalogram measures related to levels of consciousness;Improvement condition; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin;Coma recovery scale assessment; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Yulong
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed