Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2007 by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00594503
First received: January 3, 2008
Last updated: January 14, 2008
Last verified: December 2007
  Purpose

Hypothesis: That SPECT brain imaging tracks and is consistent with clinical improvements in patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for chronic traumatic brain injury.


Condition Intervention Phase
Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Drug: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Drug: hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury

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Further study details as provided by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • SPECT brain imaging [ Time Frame: After completion of HBOT ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Clinical history and physical exam [ Time Frame: After completion of HBOT ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 30
Study Start Date: January 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Low pressure HBOT
Drug: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Total body exposure to increased atmospheric pressure oxygen
Drug: hyperbaric oxygen therapy
total body exposure to greater than atmospheric pressure oxygen

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults or children with traumatic brain injury at least one year old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00594503

Contacts
Contact: Paul G Harch, M.D. 504-366-1445 paulharchmd@aol.com

Locations
United States, Louisiana
Family Physicians Center Recruiting
Marrero, Louisiana, United States, 70072
Contact: Paul G Harch, M.D.     504-366-1445     paulharchmd@aol.com    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Paul G Harch, M.D. LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
  More Information

Additional Information:
No publications provided

Responsible Party: Paul G. Harch, M.D., LSU School of Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00594503     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: LSU IRB #6625
Study First Received: January 3, 2008
Last Updated: January 14, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans:
traumatic brain injury

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Brain Injuries
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Craniocerebral Trauma
Trauma, Nervous System
Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013