Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) Clinical Trials: A Review
Abstract
Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBO) has been used as a medical intervention for the treatment or prophylaxis of numerous conditions in humans. There is an accumulation of pre-clinical and clinical data supporting its use in humans. It has been asserted that the clinical data are largely derived from anecdotal, uncontrolled observations. The call for reliable data from good clinical trials has sounded forth both from within and from outside the HBO community. A logical question is: What clinical trials have actually been done to assess the efficacy of HBO, how good were they, and what did they find? This thesis will present a review of HBO clinical trials which will help answer the above question. The review will identify HBO clinical trials in the general medical literature, assess their methodologic content, and list the reported efficacy of HBO in the various trials. Lastly, the review will briefly discuss its findings as they relate to future clinical research involving the use of HBO. (js)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA227901
Entities
People
- James R. Knowles
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology