Status:
COMPLETED
Neurovascular Reactions to AAT in Patients With DOC
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
Rehab Basel
University of Basel
Conditions:
Consciousness Disorder
Brain Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is practical evidence but no scientific investigations that persons with severe disorders of consciousness can profit from animal-assisted therapy regarding their level of awareness. The aim of...
Detailed Description
Each participant will be measured in 6 sessions. Sessions take place three times a week for 2 weeks (leading up to a total of 3 experimental sessions and 3 control sessions), each lasting for about 15...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for patients:
- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- Inpatients of REHAB Basel with severe disorder of consciousness: minimal conscious state defined via: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) / Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (Koma Remissions Skala, KRS/KRS-S) / BAVESTA Score
- Minimum Age of 18 years
- Inclusion Criteria for healthy participants:
- Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form)
- History of acquired brain-injury
- Minimum age of 18 years
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons,
- medical contraindications for contact with animals as allergy, phobia etc.
- If the patient's medication changes radically during the time of data collection (only eligible for clinical participants)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 28 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
44 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03341325
Start Date
February 1 2017
End Date
June 28 2021
Last Update
September 24 2021
Active Locations (1)
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REHAB Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4012