The effectiveness of neurofeedback on short term memory and attention of moderate traumatic brain injury patients

Comparison of changes on patients’short term memory and attention who received neurofeedback as a treatment or not received it, admitted in emergency department of Sina and shariati Hospital with moderate traumatic brain injury in 1391

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201111085024N2

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-12

Start date

2012-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Moderate traumatic brain injury. Persons encountering cerebral contusion and laceration with traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group:20 sessions neurofeedback. Intervention 2: control group:4 weeks without intervention and then 20 sessions neurofeedback.

Rehabilitation

intervention group:20 sessions neurofeedback

control group:4 weeks without intervention and then 20 sessions neurofeedback

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: the patients have suffered from brain damage during at least a week and a maximum of six weeks ago; the Scores of GCS scale at the time of these incidents is between 13-9; the people are not suffering from specific mental illness; the patients under study have no clinical and Pharmaceutical history of Neurological Diseases; no signs of active non-traumatic diseases such as tumors, severe brain atrophy and etc. is not seen in patients's CT scan and the patients are between 18-50 years old. Exclusion criterion is not receiving treatment for all 20 sessions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Scores of Dauf test. Timepoint: Before intervention & Four weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Dauf Continuous attention test.;Scores of Wechsler test. Timepoint: Before intervention & Four weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Wechsler memory test.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
QEEG's data. Timepoint: Before intervention & Four weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: QEEG.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSomaie Ghiasi

Shahed University

somaieghiasi@yahoo.com+98 21 8401 2000

Outcome results

None listed

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