chronic disorders of consciousness
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture Group:Xingnao Kaiqiao acupuncture
conventional rehabilitation
control group:conventional rehabilitation
Sponsors
Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.first on-set of brain injury or cerebral hemorrhage; 2.Disease duration of 1 to 6 months; 3.Clinically diagnosed with minimally conscious state (MCS) under chronic disorders of consciousnesspatients exhibit intermittent and fluctuating signs of awareness demonstrating emotional and purposeful behavioral responses such as command following object use pain localization visual tracking or sustained gaze fixation; 4.Tracheostomy status; 5.Age 18–80 years any gender; 6.Able to undergo electroencephalography (EEG) examination; 7.Written informed consent signed by a legal guardian.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Unstable vital signs; 2.Significant obstructive or communicating hydrocephalus57; 3.Severe brainstem injury or isolated brainstem lesions2; 4.Disorders of consciousness caused by primary/secondary brain tumors or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; 5.Coagulopathy or extensive skin lesions near acupuncture points contraindicating treatment4; 6.Pre-existing dysphagia regardless of etiology; 7.Severe spasticity causing significant EMG interference
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aspiration pneumonia-related indicators; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Swallowing Assessment in Disorders of Consciousness;Coma Recovery Scale Revised;Nutrition-Related Indicators(PA ;ALB; TP;Hb);Complications and concurrent internal diseases;electroencephalogram non-linear analysis; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiguo Zhu,Guoping Duan
Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science
Outcome results
None listed