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Study aim
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The effect of the vibration on the level of consciousness in head trauma patients
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Design
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In a clinical trial, 50 head injured patients were selected through convenience sampling and were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups
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Settings and conduct
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50 head trauma patients were hospitalized in the ICU of Shahid Rajaee Hospital in Qazvin through the available sampling method and randomly divided into 2 groups
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: All patients with head trauma in the intensive care unit: patients with head trauma have a level of consciousness of 5 - 12 • Age 15 - 65 years • Patients who have had at least 72 hours of injury and SIMV ventilator mod .Exclusion criteria: * The presence of fractures, ulcers, infections and skin disease in the wrist to the ends of both toes، Limitation on the movement of the lower limbs * amputation * Patients affected by a series of cases that have history, history of diabetes, coma in the past, sensory and neurological disorders, death
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Intervention groups
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In the control group, routine care was performed in all centers and in the intervention group, during the 7-day period, one day for 15 minutes, using a foot massage jacuzzi massage device, the leg shake was performed. Then, immediately before the intervention, one hour and three hours after skin irritation, the level of consciousness was assessed based on Glasgow's scale and vital signs. In the control group, the level of consciousness and vital signs parallel to the intervention group was evaluated.
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Main outcome variables
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vital sign, vibration, level of consciousness