on-invasive electrostimulation of the brain as a treatment of alertness deficits after traumatic brain injury.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Concussion
Brain injuryOrganic psychosyndrome
S06.0
S06.9
Intracranial injury, unspecified

Registration Number: DRKS00006084

Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Female and male patients suffering traumatic brain injury due to an accident, with evidence of a diffuse-axonal or substantial brain injury by means of mri detection. Inclusion into study as early as one month after the accident.
Age range of patients 18-60 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with electrical implants or metallic artefacts in the cranial region (exception: dental metall implants), severe or severest organic psychosyndromes, history of seizures, severe visual or hearing deficits, other disorders that could influence the study results such as hemiparesis, neglect or treatment with highly potent neuroleptica.
Further the occurence of complaints succeeding the electrostimulation such as hydrocephalus, seizures oder other serious medical conditions with potential effect on cognitive-mnestic performance (e.g. depression, psychosis).

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Aim is the improvement of alertness.<br>The achievement of this aim will be examined <br>before and after the stimulation period by means of neuropsychological testing. Stimulation, training and acquisition of the psychometric data will take place every day in the morning and for each proband at the same time of day.<br>The acquired data will be analysed by means of standardized, computer-based diagnostic test procedures such as TAP (Test of Attentional Performance , ZIMMERMANN & FIMM, 2009, Version 2.2. test modules will be „alertness; „permanent alertness und „divided attention).<br><br><br><br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures