prolonged disorders of consciousness
Conditions
Interventions
TNS+ sham acupuncture:TNS+ sham acupuncture
TNS+acupuncture:TNS+acupuncture
Sponsors
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) age = 18 years; ;(2) diagnosed as vegetative state (VS) or minimally consciousness state (MCS) according to the clinical diagnostic criteria and coma recovery scale-revised (CRS-R); (3) duration of loss of consciousness>28 days; (4) patient's family members voluntarily participate in the project and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) long-term dependence on sedatives anesthetics and other drugs that significantly affect the assessment of conscious states; (2) contraindications in electromagnetic related treatment such as the use of implantable electronic devices (such as pacemakers); (3) skull defect; (4) local skin injury or infection; (5) combined with serious mental illness epilepsy; (6) combined with other serious diseases of the system (such as heart liver kidney and other function failure or serious infection).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CRS-R score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evoked potential;GCS score;Near infrared functional imaging; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactShaoling Wu
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-sen University
Outcome results
None listed