34
Participants
Start Date
December 1, 2023
Primary Completion Date
July 1, 2025
Study Completion Date
July 1, 2025
early cognitive therapy program in addition to selected physical therapy program (positioning, chest care exercise).
"A.Positioning for head injury patients~B.Chest clearance intervention~C.Procedure for cognitive therapy All these exercises are given to patients even when they are on ventilator support of around 20-30 minutes six days /week .~1. coma stimulation incorporated with cognition training such as : i. Multimodal Sensory stimulation, including :~ 1. Visual~ 2. Auditory~ 3. Olfactory~ 4. Gustatory~ 5. Tactile- Administered by rubbing different textures like satin, silk, fur, smooth metal, sandpaper, or cool or warm items over the patient's body surfaces.~ ii. Calling out their names, using patient's relatives help for transferring were used for improving the cognition and conscious levels.~2. Kinesthetic Stimulation~ 1. Passive movements~ 2. Joint approximation Each movement two times, allowing 1 minute to respond. This will be performed either in bed or in the wheelchair, one extremity at a time."
selected physical therapy program (Chest care exercise, passive movement of the four limbs) in addition to early cognitive therapy program
"The patient was placed in a comfortable position with a head-up position Passive range of movement for all four limbs \& positioning for head injury patients,. Joint approximation and Chest clearance intervention and Procedure for cognitive therapy~Multimodal Sensory stimulation, including :~Visual Auditory- Olfactory-. Gustatory- Tactile- Calling out their names, using patients relative help for transferring were used for improving the cognition and conscious levels."
Control group
The patient was placed in a comfortable position with a head-up position , Passive range of movement for all four limbs and positioning for head injury patients,. Joint approximation and Chest clearance intervention
Cairo University hospital, Cairo
Kasr Al-Ainy Emergency Hospital185, Cairo
Cairo University hospital, Cairo
Amany Saadallah Hassan Mobarez
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