The effect of cervical transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation on cerebral blood flow and infarction as a result of vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), cerebral vasospasm, transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS), sympathetic nervous system.Subarachnoidale bloeding (SAB), cerebrale vaatspasmen, transcutane electrische neurostimulatie (TENS), sympathisch zenuwstelsel.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21953
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen,Departments of neurosurgery, clinical neurophysiology, neurology and epidemiology
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
1. Confirmed aneurysmatic subarachnoid hemorrhage;
2. Cerebral vasospasm demonstrated by TCD, defined as a MCA/ICA ratio >3;
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of cervical spine or skull-base surgery;
2. Known adverse reaction to TENS-pads;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cerebral bloodflowvelocities as measured with TCD.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Cerebral oxygenation determined by NIRS;<br /><br>2. Neurological examination, combined with CT image;<br /><br>3. Bloodpressure and pulse;<br /><br>4. Registration of adverse events.