Decrease Level of Consciousness. Disorder of central nervous system, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: intervention will be done within 5 days
3 times a day and 20 minutes each time (in order to compensate for limitation of the hospitalization time, the frequency of the intervention has been increased to three times). In this regard, for the
3 times a day and 20 minutes each time, for the control group, by the researcher, cotton soaked with 5 drops of normal saline (as a placebo) was placed in a porous box at a distance of 20-40 cm from t
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with decreased level of consciousness , that at least one week has passed sinse their injury or brain damage. 18 years old and older age Mild to Moderate level of consciousness disorder (GCS 9-14) due to Head Trauma, Neurological Diseases and Stroke. Informed consent of the patient or her/his first degree relatives to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with decreased level of consciousness, as a result of receiving sedatives. Patients with limb paralysis such as Spinal Cord Lesions, due to movement disorders. Intubated or tracheostomy patients. Respiratory allergies or allergies to plant extracts. Problems related to smell and nose injury. Participating in previous studies receiving Complementary and Alternative Medicine interventions from one week before our intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of Consciousness. Timepoint: The level of consciousness will be measured at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and every first 5 days, as well as on the eighth day (three days after the last day of the intervention), half an hour before each intervention and 10 minutes after each intervention. Method of measurement: Glasgow coma score. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactZahra Ranjbar
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed