Protocol of Assistance to Patients With Covid-19 Submitted to Treatment With HD-tDCS
60 patients around the world
Available in Brazil
Federal University of Paraíba
1Research sites
60Patients around the world
Requirements for the patient
To 90 Years
All Gender
Medical requirements
Patients of at least 18 years-old with a PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis and receiving mechanical ventilation at least 48 hours of meeting criteria for moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), under weaning, were enrolled in this study. An ARDS diagnosis was made according to the Berlin Definition criteria.
Patients were excluded if they had a condition that could prevent adequate performance of inspiratory muscle training (e.g., neuropathy or myopathy), pregnancy or active lactation, Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) scores between -2 and + 1, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 8, consent refusal, and contraindications to brain stimulation (e.g., aneurysm clips).
Sites
Universidade Federal Da Paraíba - UFPB
Recruiting
Campus I Lot. Cidade Universitaria, PB, 58051-900, Brasil
