Effect of Massage With Mint Essential Oil on Level of Consciousness and Vital Signs in Patients with Brain Damages
- Conditions
- Traumatic brain injuries.Intracranial injurySO6.0, SO6
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016062622772N3
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research of Zabol University of Medical Science
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
Inclusion criteria : 8 to 12 level of consciousness based on non-response overview scale (FOUR); less than six-month and more than 48-hour hospitalization; minimum age of 18 and maximum age of 40; no history of chronic disease (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, epilepsy and renal disease) and endocrine disorders (Cushing's syndrome and hypo/hyperthyroid); no history of sensory-nervous disorders, coma or previous head injury; no evidence of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and symptoms of fat embolism; no evidence of drug addiction; absence of ulcers, inflammation, infection, skin diseases and fractures in the areas undergoing massage.
Exclusion criteria: Transfer patients to other health centers; Deterioration of the patient's condition and the need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Systolic Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring devices.;Diastolic Blood Pressure. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring devices.;Heart Rate. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring devices, pulse oximetry.;Respiratory rate. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Observation chest in a minute.;Arterial Oxygen Saturation. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring devices, pulse oximetry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evel of consciousness. Timepoint: Immediately before intervention and within 5 minute after intervention then at 1,2,3 and 4 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: FOUR scale.