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Prognostication of Recovery in Early Disorders of Consciousness Study

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury
Registration Number
NCT04692922
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Acute brain injury (including ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, anoxic brain<br> injury, traumatic brain injury, encephalitis)<br><br> - Inability to follow commands, speak intelligibly, or communicate (i.e., diagnosis of<br> coma, vegetative state, or minimally conscious state minus) due to the underlying<br> brain injury and within 28 days of the brain injury<br><br> - Age 18 or greater.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Subjects will be excluded if they do not speak English (given the reliance on verbal<br> questionnaires conducted in English) or if they regain the ability to follow<br> commands, speak intelligibly or communicate (i.e., improves to minimally conscious<br> state plus or greater) before they undergo MRI or EEG.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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