Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Induced Neuroplasticity in Post Stroke Patients Suffering Chronic Neurological Deficiencies
- Conditions
- Stroke10029305
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON45953
- Lead Sponsor
- Overige Centra
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Patients with Ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke within 6-36 months
- Dynamic neurologic improvement or worsening during the last month
- Had been treated with HBOT for any other reason prior to their inclusion
- Have any other indication for HBOT;
- Chest pathology incompatible with pressure changes;
- Inner ear disease;
- Patients suffering from claustrophobia;
- Inability to sign written informed consent.
- Smoking patients were not allowed to smoke during the study and if they could not comply with this demand they were excluded.
- Inability to sign informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)<br /><br>- Activities of daily living (ADL)<br /><br>- Brain metabolism as visualized by SPECT</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Quality of life evaluation, nine-hole peg test, and tap test.</p><br>