Status:

UNKNOWN

Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness

Lead Sponsor:

Huashan Hospital

Conditions:

Disorder of Consciousness

Minimally Conscious State

Eligibility:

All Genders

14-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Disorders of consciousness(DOC) is the most serious complications and has been widely paid attention to by the government. DOC patients cause large social and economic burden to our society for there ...

Detailed Description

The spinal cord stimulation therapy is explorative at best at the moment. Attempts to improve the level of consciousness of patients in the different stages of DOC have shown some promise. Spinal cord...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients ages 14 to 65 years old;
  • DOC patients, including vegetative state and minimally consciousness state.
  • With normal body temperature, stable vital signs, spontaneous breathing without an extra oxygen supply, no tracheotomy using metal trachea cannula, and feasible for magnetic resonance inspectors;
  • Written informed consent from patient families

Exclusion

  • History of nervous or spirit disorders, or some other serious diseases such as cardiac or pulmonary problems;
  • With contraindications of spinal cord operations.
  • Body temperature is abnormal, vital signs are not stable, still need a ventilator to support breathing; Plentiful sputum needed suction during MRI scans.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04010838

Start Date

July 1 2019

End Date

June 30 2023

Last Update

July 8 2019

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Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200000