This is a pilot trial to see if one or two 40 treatment courses of low pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy can improve cognition and brain imaging in subjects with either chronic mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as post-concussion syndrome (PCS) or chronic PCS with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) secondary to blast injury.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
HBOT at 1.5 ATA/60 minutes twice/day, five days/week for 40 or 80 treatments
HBOT: 1.5 ATA/60 minutes twice/day, 5 days/week for 40 or 80 treatments
LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Psychometric testing
Time frame: 30 days
SPECT brain imaging
Time frame: 30 days
Quality of life measurements
Time frame: 30 days
Return to school or work
Time frame: 6 months
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