The Effect of Auditory Stimulation and the "Love Glove" Technique

May 16, 2026 updated by: Celal Bayar University

The Effect of Auditory Stimulation and the "Love Glove" Technique on Vital Signs in Unconscious Patients

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the "love glove" intervention, combined with the voices of family members and nurses, on vital signs in unconscious patients in the intensive care unit. The following items will be used to collect research data: Patient Information Form (Appendix I), Data Recording Form (Appendix II), MP3 player, external headphones and voice recorder, latex gloves, and thermometer.

Data Collection Tools:

Patient Identification Form : A form containing patients' sociodemographic characteristics and their Glasgow Coma Scale score prior to the start of the study Data Recording Form: A form used to record patients' level of consciousness and hemodynamic parameters before and after the auditory stimulation procedure.

Methods This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to determine the effect of applying a family member's voice, a nurse's voice, and the "love glove" on vital signs in unconscious patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Following approval from the ethics committee, the study is planned to be conducted with comatose patients admitted to the hospital's intensive care unit.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey (Türkiye)
    • MANİSAYunusemre
      • Manisa, MANİSAYunusemre, Turkey (Türkiye)
        • Kivan Çevik Kaya

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
No intervention
Experimental: family member's voice
A pre-recorded message will be played and recorded for the patient's family members, featuring a prepared script that includes the patient's name, the family member's name, and their relationship to the patient, as well as information on the patient's location and phrases conveying hope and love.
Behavioral: Voice of a patient's relative
The audio recording of the patient's family member will be made in a quiet and calm room. Care will be taken to select family members who have a strong emotional bond with the patient for the recording. When determining which family member will be recorded, the patient's first-degree relatives will be consulted, and the family's collective decision will be taken into account; in addition to the family member being recorded, consent will be obtained from another family member who volunteers to serve as a witness for this person via a consent form. A preliminary interview will be conducted with the family member selected for the audio recording in a suitable room, and they will be asked to recite the standard script. Family members will be given as much time as they need to prepare for the audio recording.
Experimental: nurse's voice
The audio recording made by the researcher will also be played for the other intervention group, to whom the nurse's voice will be played
Behavioral: Voice of nurse
The audio recording containing the standard script to be read by the researcher will also be made in a quiet, calm room
Experimental: Love glove
The group receiving the "love glove" treatment will be given a treatment involving latex gloves filled with warm water and air
Behavioral: Love glove
Latex medical gloves will be filled with warm water (37°C) and air to prevent pressure ulcers and provide a sensation of human touch. The gloves will be connected to each other and placed on both of the patient's hands, and the treatment will be applied for 15 minutes.
Experimental: family member's voice+glove of love
The patient's family members voice and the "glove of love" will be used together
Behavioral: voice and love glove
where the patient's voice and the "glove of love" are used together

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
blood pressure
Time Frame: Twice a day for 7 days
Blood pressure were recorded on the Form before and after the blood sampling procedure.
Twice a day for 7 days
pulse
Time Frame: Twice a day for 7 days
Pulse were recorded on the Form before and after the blood sampling procedure.
Twice a day for 7 days
oxygen saturation
Time Frame: Twice a day for 7 days
oxygen saturation were recorded on the Form before and after the blood sampling procedure.
Twice a day for 7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Celal Bayar University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 23, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCBU-K-CEVIK-006

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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