patients with consciousness disorders.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: foot reflexology. Intervention 2: Intervention group: Dyang's sensory stimulation. Intervention 3: Control group: Routine hospital care.
Sponsors
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18-65 Admission to ICU for more than 3 days Consciousness level 3-7 based on the Glasgow coma scale (50) in neurosurgery and neurological patients such as head trauma, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, lesions and brain tumors Connection to the ventilator Absence of broken limbs Non-diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy, neuromuscular disorders, skin disorders and sensory disorders in the organs based on the relevant expert's opinion Not having vision and hearing disorders No history of drug addiction Not receiving frequent sedatives and induced coma at the time of the intervention until two hours later Not receiving narcotic drugs during the intervention until two hours later
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The lack of consent of the patient's companions to continue participating in the research Discharge during intervention implementation process Transfer to another hospital death of the patient Performing surgery during intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of consciousness and physiological indicators. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 7 days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Glasgow Coma Scale and Saadat Monitor. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Asgari
Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed