Patients with head trauma. Unspecified injury of head
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The first intervention group will receive sensory stimulation by a family member every day for 2 hours, from 4 to 5 in the evening and 8 to 9 in the night with 3 hours distance and for
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for research of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Visitors are only the main members of the family (father, mother, spouse, child, sister, brother) and their age is over 18 years of age. Patients is hospitalized with head trauma (Types of brain hematomas and other lesions, except diffuse axon damage) The patient has pupil reflexes at the entrance to the ICU section. The level of patients consciousness be between 6 and 12 The patient already has no history of mental illness, GCS fluctuations within a few days prior to the trauma (the Delirium term in this research) It has not been more than 3 days passed since the patient's admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of admission to a psychiatric hospital Visitors younger than 18 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of consciousness. Timepoint: 10 minutes before the intervention and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).;Vital signs. Timepoint: 10 minutes before the intervention and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a cardio-respiratory monitoring device and an oxilary thermometer.;Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: 10 minutes before the intervention and 30 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a cardio-respiratory monitor. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactShila Amini
Emam Reza Hospital
Outcome results
None listed