Stroke Trials Registry

Hyperbaric oxygen
HBO

Action
Treatment with oxygen under elevated atmospheric pressure

Status
No randomized, multicenter trials have been reported. Two small pilot studies of hyperbaric therapy do not support the use of this treatment in clinical stroke patients.

Trial(s)
= Ongoing
= Completed

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in Patients With White Matter Hyperintensities

HBOSPAST Hyperbaric Oxygen plus Physical Therapy as relieving Spasticity in Subacute and Chronic Stroke Patients.

Hyperbaric Oxygen in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial Pilot Study

Hyperbaric Oxygen in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Pilot study of hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of human stroke

Web Links and Publications

Should stroke victims routinely receive supplemental oxygen? A quasi-randomized controlled trial.
Stroke 1999 Oct;30(10):2033-7.

Hyperbaric oxygenation as an adjunct therapy in strokes due to thrombosis. A review of 122 patients.
Stroke 1980 May-Jun;11(3):297-300

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