View clinical trials related to Consciousness Disorders.
Filter by:The CONSCIUS study is a prospective, interventional study including patients with acute brain injury and impaired consciousness implanted with intracranial electrodes. The aim of the study is to investigate seizures and thalamocortical neural dynamics underlying behavioral unresponsiveness.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the micro-movements in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. The main questions it aims to answer are: Use the neuropsychological paradigm model to monitor micro-movements, assess the patient's remaining level of consciousness and accurately classify it; screen out patients with cognitive-motor dissociation to improve the prognosis of cognitive function; explore the remaining brain function of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness and promote relevant study of neural mechanisms. Participants will be subjected to consciousness assessment by CRS-r scale, and their micro-movement changes in response to various emotional stimuli will be captured, along with the collection of EEG and MRI data. Follow-up evaluations will be conducted using the CRS-R scale and GOS scale, with a follow-up period of 6 months.
The goal of this randomised cross-over feasibility trial is to investigate two intensive robot-assisted training therapies in the early rehabilitation phase after traumatic brain injury and disorders of consciousness. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is the protocol feasible concerning inclusion in the study? - Is the protocol feasible concerning protocol completion? Participants will randomly be assigned to either five days of robot-assisted gait training (GAIT), two days of pause, then five days of robot-assisted step training (STEP) or vice versa. The investigators will explore and compare safety events, physiological measures and physical activity levels, behavioural measures, and functional disability outcomes. Further, the investigators report intervention and technical parameters in detail.
Patients with acute severe brain injury are usually admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. A substantial proportion of these patients will have disorders of consciousness (DOC) after interruption of sedation. It is difficult to reliably predict neurological outcome in these patients. Dependent on the extent of permanently damaged brain areas, DOC in patients with acute severe brain injury may improve or persist, eventually evolving into a minimal conscious state (MCS) or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS). These conditions are accompanied by long term severe disability. In current practice, the decision to withdraw life-sustaining support is made by interpreting the results of repeated bedside neurological examination and conventional CT-brain imaging. Reliable identification of patients with a possible good outcome, in whom treatment should not be withdrawn, is difficult. In this prospective observational cohort study we aim to identify patients with a good neurological outcome.
With the rapid development of life support technology, more and more people can survive severe brain injury. Some survivors regain consciousness after a period of coma, however, many patients develop prolonged disorders of consciousness (DOC), which poses a therapeutic challenge for clinicians and a heavy burden for their families. The investigators design an Electro-acupuncture to treat disorder of consciousness (AcuDoc) trial with the aim of validating the clinical effect of electroacupuncture in treating DOC and exploring its therapeutic mechanisms by integrating EEG, neuroimaging, evoked potential tests, and behavioral assessments.
In recent years, many literatures have reported that tACS, as a non-invasive electrical brain stimulation technique, has been applied in depression, schizophrenia, dementia and other fields. The goal of this study is to explore the clinical efficacy and mechanism of action of HD-tACS in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness.The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Explore the neurophysiological effects of HD-tACS on patients with chronic disorders of consciousness under theta and gamma frequency stimulation, and observe its impact on behavioral changes and long-term prognosis; 2. Further investigate the awakening mechanism of consciousness disorders through HD-tACS stimulation using multimodal assessment; 3. Clarify the role of theta and gamma neural oscillations in consciousness disorders, providing new targets for the pathogenesis and treatment of Disorders of Consciousness .
This is a randomized and controlled pilot study investigating the effects of intensive emotional stimulation with neurological waves (INES) on cognitive-motor functions in patients diagnosed with Vegetative State (VS) and Minimally Conscious State (MCS) following severe brain injury. The study aims to enroll at least 20 patients aged between 18 and 65 over 18 months. Patients will be recruited from the Neurorehabilitation Unit of Piedmont Hospital, IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo in Messina. The experimental group will receive multisensory stimulation using Neurowave (INES) for four weeks, five days a week, 45 minutes per session. The control group will undergo a traditional multisensory stimulation program. Enrollment will use simple random sampling to minimize bias. Caregivers will provide biographical information, and both groups will be monitored using event-related potentials. Clinical scales will evaluate cognitive-motor outcomes at different time points. The study includes a one-month follow-up to assess long-term results. Data will be collected and exported for statistical analysis.
Stroke is a common and frequently-occurring disease in the world. Patients with stroke often have sequelae and functional disorders of varying degrees, among which the disturbance of consciousness has the greatest impact on prognosis and quality of life.At present, drug therapy, neurosurgical interventional therapy and modern physical therapy are mainly used for post-stroke consciousness disorders. The above therapies to improve the state of consciousness of patients are not supported by sufficient evidence-based evidence, and the other is that they have shortcomings, such as invasive, expensive, and strict indications. Acupuncture has been used in the treatment of sequelae of stroke for thousands of years in China. Tongyuan acupuncture is a set of traditional Chinese medicine therapy pioneered by Professor Lai Xinsheng, a famous doctor of Chinese medicine. A large number of previous studies have proved that Tongyuan acupuncture has a unique effect on the cardiovascular system, gynecology, ent, neurology and other functional disorders. In this study, Tongyuan acupuncture was used in patients with post-stroke consciousness disorder to observe its efficacy and explore the mechanism of action. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether Tongyuan acupuncture can improve the consciousness disorder after stroke, and to provide a new safe, effective, feasible and easy to popularize treatment method.
The goal of this prospective, exploratory and observational study is to learn about in healthy volunteers and patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness(pDoC). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Observe the similarities and differences of polysomnography between pDoC patients and healthy volunteers, and analyze the characteristic brain network changes based on polysomnography 2. To observe the similarities and differences of polysomnography in pDoC patients before and after Insertion of spinal cord electric stimulator under general anesthesia,and analyze the changes of anesthesia characteristic brain network in patients with consciousness disorders based on polysomnography. 3. To observe the similarities and differences of polysomnography in pDoC patients before and after spinal cord stimulation,and analyze the characteristic changes of brain network after spinal cord stimulation. We will record the 8h polysomnography of healthy volunteers,record the polysomnography of DOC patients before and 24 hours after operation;and record the 24h polysomnography of patients with spinal cord electric stimulator.
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the microexpressions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Inducing micro-expression changes in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness through various emotional stimuli, and further to achieve precise classification of their levels of consciousness. - Detecting micro-expressions in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness to assist clinical diagnosis of levels of consciousness, e.g., complement the disgnosis of clinical scales such as CRS-r scale. - By monitoring micro-expression changes in patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness, researchers can explore their residual brain function, thereby advancing research into relevant neural mechanisms. Participants will be subjected to consciousness assessment by CRS-r scale, and their micro-expression changes in response to various emotional stimuli will be captured, along with the collection of EEG and MRI data. Follow-up evaluations will be conducted using the CRS-R scale and GOS scale, with a follow-up period of 6 months.