Head trauma. Injuries to the head
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: In intervention group, family participation through Regular visits and establishing defined communications with the patient as sensory and affective simulations are done by a close mem
Treatment - Other
In intervention group, family participation through Regular visits and establishing defined communications with the patient as sensory and affective simulations are done by a close member of the famil
In placebo group, visit and sensory simulations are made by an unfamiliar trained person who has no affinity, affective and family relations with the patients twice a day (morning and evening). Before
In control group, care and visit would be made as is routine in ICUs (the family visit from behind the window and from the distant). Before and immediately after the intervention, the level of conscio
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research, University of Tarbiat Modares
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Family inclusion criteria: He/She can be considered as the first degree relative of the patient (father, mother, sister, brother, child, wife/husband) , having the ability of verbal communication with the others, the age of relative would be in the range of 18 and lower than 65 years old. Patients' inclusion criteria: Hospitalizing with Head injury (brain trauma) diagnosis, the level of consciousness based on Glasgow Coma Scale between 5 -8, the age of patient between 18-65 years old. Exclusion criteria: The death of patient during the study, transferring of patient to the other centers during the study, operating a surgery during the study, withdrawing the patient's family to continue to participate in the study, discharge of patient from the unit before 7 days of hospitalization time, having background diseases such as Alzheimer, Parkinson, brain stroke and so on.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of consciousness. Timepoint: Twice a day,before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: By Glasgow Coma Scale and Coma Recovery Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of stay in the intensive care unit. Timepoint: Once, when discharged from ICU. Method of measurement: By Level of Consciousness Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMansoreh Movahedin
Tarbiat Modares University
Outcome results
None listed