The hypothesis of this investigation is to observe if HBO have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans induced by tonic heat stimulation. It has been shown in animal studies with rats that HBO could reduce the paw edema induced by carrageenan as an inflammatory agent. The authors are not aware of similar studies in human subjects investigating this effect of HBO. Aim: To investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of HBO by reducing the hyperalgesia induced by heat stimulation in healthy subjects and promote future research and understanding of the anti-inflammatory processes in humans. The primary endpoint is a reduced area of secondary hyperalgesia after HBO.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
Subjects will breathe oxygen (FIO2 = 1.0) at 2.4 ATA in a hyperbaric chamber after the tonic heat stimulations. The duration of oxygen exposure is 90 min.
Normal ambient conditions (1 ATA, FIO2 = 0.21)
Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark
The effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Pain and Inflammation induced by Tonic Heat Stimulation in Human Volunteers
Inflammation
Time frame: 8 weeks
Pain on Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale
Time frame: 8 weeks
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