The effect of organized auditory stimulation with familiar sounds on pain and physiological indices in Comatose Patients

Effect of Organized Auditory Stimulation on Pain Intensity and Physiologic Indices in Comatose Patients in Intensive Care Unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017072035196N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-17

Start date

2017-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pain. Generalized pain NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Intraocular stimulation of a person with familiar voice, 3 consecutive days and 15 minutes each day with headphones. Intervention 2: Control group: Putting the head

Treatment - Other

Intervention group: Intraocular stimulation of a person with familiar voice, 3 consecutive days and 15 minutes each day with headphones.

Control group: Putting the headphones on the ears of the control group (no audible stimulation)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age of 18 to 50 years old; Head trauma with a level of consciousness between 5 to 8 based on Glasgow's scale; Pain with at least 5 scores based on measurement with Behavior Pain Scale; Artificial airway (tracheal tube or tracheostomy); Duration of coma up to 48 hours at the start of the survey; Absence of hearing impairment, neuromuscular and sensory-motor disorders; Non-breakage or paralysis of all organs Exclusion criteria: Brain death; Death or discharge from the Intensive Care Unit; Extubation of the patient; Increasing the dose of sedative and anesthetic drugs during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Behavior Pain Scale.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Pulse. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Body temperature. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Behavior Pain Scale.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Pulse. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Body temperature. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before, during and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Khojeh

Gonabad University of Medical Sciences

a.khojeh@gmail.com+98 51 5722 3028

Outcome results

None listed

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