ArticleTrauma monthly2016
Effects of a Sensory Stimulation by Nurses and Families on Level of Cognitive Function, and Basic Cognitive Sensory Recovery of Comatose Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Control Trial.
Article in Trauma monthly, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07544602 (Music Therapy for Comatose Brain Injured Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Music Therapy for Comatose Brain Injured Patients
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Integrative Review.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Multimodal Sensory Therapy in Adult Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review.Neuropsychology review · 2023Pooled it
- Sensory stimulation to improve arousal in comatose patients after traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of the literature.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen combined with different timings of right median-nerve electrical stimulation in patients with brain injury-induced disorders of consciousness.Brain and behavior · 2022Trial
- Effect of tactile stimulation on the level of consciousness and vital signs of patients with traumatic brain injury: a quasi- experimental study.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026Article
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- Effect of Auditory and Tactile Stimulation on the Level of Consciousness and Physiological Parameters in ICU Patients With Altered Consciousness.Critical care research and practice · 2026Article
- Frequency of physical and occupational therapy in the ICU for patients with cognitive motor dissociation: a retrospective cohort study.Critical care (London, England) · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Neurorehabilitation Approaches in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: A Comprehensive Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of Gentle Touch Stimulation Combined with Advanced Sensory Stimulation in Patients in a Minimally Conscious State: A Quasi-Randomized Clinical Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Altered Mental Status at the Extreme: Behavioral Evaluation of Disorders of Consciousness.Seminars in neurology · 2024Review
- Investigating the effect of implementing a sensory stimulation program by family members on delirium status of brain injury patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
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- Towards a New Assessment Tool for Caregivers of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: The Social and Family Evaluation Scale (SAFE).Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Impact of a sensory stimulation program conducted by family members on the consciousness and pain levels of ICU patients: A mixed method study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Comparison of Effects of Mothers' and Mozart's Lullabies on Physiological Responses, Feeding Volume, and Body Weight of Premature Infants in NICU.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Anxiety and Coping Strategies in Family Caregivers of Patients with Trauma.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral lines of evidence suggest that early sensory stimulation and regular family visiting programs are potential nursing interventions to improve the outcomes of head injured comatose patients. However, little is known about the impacts of family involvement in providing sensory stimulation.
objectivesTo determine the effects of a sensory stimulation program conducted by nurses and families on the consciousness, level of cognitive function, and basic cognitive sensory recovery of head injury comatose patients. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a randomized clinical trial performed at the Shiraz level I trauma center including 60 head injured comatose patients with an initial Glasgow coma score (GCS) of less than 8. Patients were randomly assigned to receive sensory stimulation by a qualified nurse (nurse group; n = 20), by the family (family group; n = 20), or usual care (control group; n = 20). The sensory stimulation program involving the nurses and patients' families was conducted, twice daily, in the morning and evening for 7 days. The level of consciousness, level of cognitive function, and basic cognitive sensory recovery of the patients were evaluated and monitored using the GCS, Rancho Los Amigos (RLA), and Western Neuro-Sensory stimulation profile (WNSSP). Data were analyzed by chi square, Kruskal-Wallis, and repeated-measures tests using SPSS.
resultsAll the patients were comparable regarding their baseline characteristics, level of consciousness, level of cognitive function, and basic cognitive sensory recovery determined by GCS, RLA, and WNSSP. Although the two intervention groups of the study improved, those who received the sensory stimulation program from their families had significantly higher GCS (P = 0.001), RLA (P = 0.001), and WNSSP (P = 0.001) scores after 7 days when compared to the two other groups.
conclusionsThe application of sensory stimulation by families led to significant increases in the consciousness, level of cognitive function, and basic cognitive sensory recovery of comatose patients with severe injuries.
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