Impact of sensory excitation performed by family members and nurses on the level of consciousness and vital signs in patients who are admitted to Intensive care unit and the general health of their families
Phase 2
- Conditions
- head trauma.Focal brain injury, Epidural hemorrhage, Traumatic subdural hemorrhage, Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, Intracranial injury with prolonged coma, Other intracranial injuries, Intracranial injury, unspecifiedS06.3, S06
- Registration Number
- IRCT201204149469N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Lorestan university of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 73
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria (patients): head injury - GCS 5 to 10 - age16 to 65 years - obtained informed consent to participate in the study from family members,...
Exclusion criteria: discharge from the ICU before sixth day,... Inclusion criteria (family members): first-degree relatives - older than 18 years,...
Inclusion criteria ( nurses): Trained Nurses
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient's consciousness level. Timepoint: 5 minutes before intervention and 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Glasgow coma score.;Patient's vital signs. Timepoint: 5 minutes before intervention and 30 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: Respiratory-cardiac monitoring system.;Family members general health. Timepoint: immediately before and after the 1st, 6th and 12th hourly intervention session. Method of measurement: GHQ.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hospitalization period in ICU. Timepoint: Number of days hospitalized. Method of measurement: Checklist.