Love glove and voices: a new way to reach coma patients?
NCT ID NCT07602998
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether playing recordings of family members' or nurses' voices, along with a gentle gloved hand technique called the 'love glove', can improve vital signs like blood pressure and oxygen levels in unconscious patients in the ICU. About 100 adults in a coma will take part. The goal is to see if these simple, comforting actions can help stabilize patients.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
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- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in a coma who have been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for at least 48 hours, have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or lower, * have no hearing problems, * are hemodynamically stable, * are either on mechanical ventilation or breathing spontaneously, have no history of head trauma, * have received informed consent from their legal representative Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with open wounds, * those diagnosed with brain death, * those whose sedative or analgesic doses were adjusted during the study, * those with severe hemodynamic instability, * patients with latex allergies
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kivan Çevik Kaya
Manisa, MANİSAYunusemre, Turkey (Türkiye)
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