Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury
- Conditions
- Residual Neurological, Cognitive, Emotional, Behavioral Effects From Traumatic Brain Injury
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT00594503
- Lead Sponsor
- Paul G. Harch, M.D.
- Brief Summary
Hypothesis: That SPECT brain imaging tracks and is consistent with clinical improvements in patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for chronic traumatic brain injury.
- Detailed Description
The study is a retrospective chart review of patients with chronic neurological, emotional, social, and cognitive deficits from mild, moderate, or severe traumatic brain injury who underwent SPECT brain imaging as part of their evaluation and treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in my practice over the last two decades. The purpose of the study is to see if the functional imaging is consistent with the clinical and cognitive testing.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
- Adults or children with traumatic brain injury at least one year old
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Hyperbaric oxygen therapy-TBI Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Low pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method SPECT brain imaging After completion of HBOT Only for those subjects in which SPECT brain imaging was performed before hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive testing After the final HBOT Only for those subjects in which neuropsychological cognitive testing was performed before hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Clinical history and physical exam After completion of HBOT
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Family Physicians Center
🇺🇸Marrero, Louisiana, United States