MRI & CT Angiogram and Hyperbaric Oxygen in Chronic Stable Brain Injury
Description:
In an ongoing feasibility study (HYBOBI), brain-injured subjects are exposed to hyperbaric
oxygen at 1.5 atmospheres for 60 minutes. They receive this exposure five days per week, and
receive 60 total sessions. Prior to hyperbaric oxygen, these study subjects have neurologic,
cognitive, and functional measures. The measures are repeated at the conclusion of 60
hyperbaric oxygen sessions, and again six months later. The goal of the HYBOBI feasibility
study is to learn about these patients and determine possible hyperbaric oxygen effects, if
any, to prepare for a blinded randomized controlled clinical trial.
This study adds an imaging component to the HYBOBI study, further investigating brain changes
in participants. Participants will undergo Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) using a 3
tesla magnet, and Brain CT (Computed Tomography) Angiogram. Subjects will undergo imaging
before receiving hyperbaric oxygen and within 2 weeks of completion of the 60 hyperbaric
sessions.
Condition:
Brain Injury
Treatment:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Start Date:
July 2007
Sponsor:
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
For More Information:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01126515