Targeted Shortwave Diathermy Combined With Perceptual Training for Patients With Severe Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Traumatic Optic Neuropathy focused on measuring Shortwave diathermy, perceptual training, traumatic optic neuropathy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
The indications for endoscopic optic nerve decompression surgery included no improvement after intravenous treatment for 24 hours, no evidence of injury in the intracranial portion of the optic nerve, and the presence of bony fragments or hematoma compressing the optic nerve.
TON with best-corrected visual acuity equal to or more than 1.85 logMAR after surgery was considered as severe TON, and those patients managed with endoscopic optic nerve decompression surgery were recruited in this study.
Eligible criteria for the participants were as follows: (1) not receiving other physical therapy regimens aside from this intervention; (2) age 3 to 60 years old; (3) ability to execute simple verbal instructions; (4) not being delirious; (5) having stable vital signs and medical conditions.
Exclusion criteria:
The exclusion criteria included severe diffuse brain damage, and/or severe cardiac and pulmonary disease, which were contraindicated in rehabilitation procedure.
Sites / Locations
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Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Shortwave diathermy and perceptual training
Nonrehabilitation
The subjects in this group will receive shortwave diathermy 5 days per week for 4 weeks and perceptual training 5 days per week for 10 weeks after endoscopic optic nerve decompression surgery.
The subjects in the nonrehabilitation group will not only receive any rehabilitation therapy after endoscopic optic nerve decompression surgery.