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Disorders of ConsciousnessCOGNICOMANCT02759068

Beneficial Effects of Preference on Behavior in DOC Patients (COGNICOMA)

A study testing sounds and odors in people with Disorders of Consciousness, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Preferred music improves cognitive function in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). However, it is still unknown whether it is a general effect of music (because of its acoustic features) or an autobiographical effect (because of its emotional and meaningful contents). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Disorders of Consciousness
What is being tested?
sounds and odors
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
36 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Nov 2014to May 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Disorders of consciousness (Traumatic brain injury, stroke or anoxic encephalopathy)
  • Coma diagnosis (Plum and Posner, 1966), vegetative state (Task Force, 1994) or minimally conscious state (Giacino, Ashwal et al. 2002)
  • Lack of autonomic crisis since one week minimum
  • Medical condition considered stable
  • Patients who do not present hearing loss. Peaks I and II of Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potentials (BAEP) will be normal.

Who cannot join

  • Hearing Problem
  • Uncontrolled Epilepsy
  • Autonomic crises
  • Medical unstable state
  • Pregnant or likely to be (interrogation data) or breastfeeding woman

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Henry Gabrielle & Hôpital Neurologique

    Saint-Genis-Laval, 69230

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About this study

Official title: Beneficial Effects of Preference on Behavior

Preferred music improves cognitive function in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). However, it is still unknown whether it is a general effect of music (because of its acoustic features) or an autobiographical effect (because of its emotional and meaningful contents).

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of sensory modality (auditory versus olfactory) and preference (preferred versus neutral) of the testing context on the performance of four items from the coma recovery scale-revised

Being tested
sounds and odors
Keywords
vegetative state, minimally conscious state, music, preference
Medical subject headings
Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • sounds and odorsBehavioural

    presentation of sounds and odors

Study groups in NCT02759068
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
patients behaviorExperimentalBehavior (motor reaction) to stimuli (sounds and odors)
Receives: Behavioral: sounds and odors
healthy volunteers behaviorActive comparatorBehavior (motor reaction) to stimuli (sounds and odors)
Receives: Behavioral: sounds and odors

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Cognitive Function measured using the Coma Recovery Scale

    Improvement of the score following sound stimuli and/or preferred stimuli

    Measured: within the first 30 days

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Reaction time

    Faster reaction following sound stimuli and/or preferred stimuli

    Measured: within the first 30 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 May 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2014
  3. Primary completionMay 2017
  4. Study completionMay 2017

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
36 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02759068
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014-882
Other IDs
2014-A01062-45
Acronym
COGNICOMA
Status last verified
Nov 2018
First submitted
26 Apr 2016
Last updated
30 Nov 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing sounds and odors in people with Disorders of Consciousness, run by Hospices Civils de Lyon at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Cognitive Function measured using the Coma Recovery Scale (time frame: within the first 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Nov 2018.

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