Status:

COMPLETED

Use of Music and Voice Stimulus on Coma Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Sao Paulo

Conditions:

Coma

Eligibility:

All Genders

16-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Objectives: (1) To check music and voice message influence on vital signs and facial expressions of patients in physiological or induced comas; (2) To connect the existence of patient's responsiveness...

Detailed Description

The relatives elaborated a voice recorded message and choose a music according to the patient preference, which were recorded in the same Compact Disc. Two identical CD's were made at the same recorde...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • To be in coma;
  • To be evaluated according to one of the Scales and to have a score in the study range: in physiological comas, score between 3 to 8 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS); in induced coma, one of the last two scores of Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS), R5 or R6;
  • To have hearing function preserved according to family;
  • To have written consent from the family or responsible party for the patient's participation in the research.

Exclusion

  • Score between 9 to 15 in GCS or scores R1, R2, R3 or R4 in RSS

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00959829

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

September 1 2005

Last Update

June 11 2010

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HCFMUSP - Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-000