Can a pressurized oxygen chamber keep brain benefits alive months later?
NCT ID NCT07732374
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows veterans who completed 40 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for traumatic brain injury, post-concussive symptoms, or PTSD. Researchers want to see if improvements in thinking, mood, and daily function persist or even grow after treatment stops. Participants will undergo cognitive tests and questionnaires over 12 weeks to track any lasting effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)
- What this could lead to
- If improvements hold, HBOT could become a lasting treatment option for veterans with traumatic brain injury or PTSD.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small follow-up study with no control group, so results may not prove long-term benefit. HBOT carries risks like ear pain and oxygen toxicity.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 35 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 18 years of age. 2. Veteran status 3. Clinically diagnosed with a mTBI, PCS, PTSD, Anxiety, or Depression disorder. 4. Successfully completed the parent Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) intervention, consisting of the full study treatment protocol (40 HBOT sessions). 5. Willing and able to read, understand, and provide written informed consent for participation in the 12-week follow-up study. Additionally, the Participant has clear consciousness and the ability to express self-feelings independently. 6. Completed cognitive and psychological measurements. 7. Clinical diagnoses cause significant impairment in social or occupational functioning or some other functional capacity. 8. Stability on any current psychoactive medications (antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, antipsychotics, stimulants, and mood stabilizers). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Acute medical illness or infection 2. Severe or unstable physical disorders or major cognitive deficits 3. Current manic, psychotic episodes, or serious suicidal ideations 4. Non-English speakers 5. Inability to attend scheduled follow-up visits 6. Significant life events, new neurological injury, or new psychiatric diagnosis or hospitalization occurring after completion of the HBOT intervention that, in the opinion of the investigator, could confound cognitive, psychological, or quality-of-life outcomes. 7. Participation in another interventional clinical study or receipt of a therapeutic intervention following completion of HBOT that could influence cognitive, psychological, or quality-of-life outcomes.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Summit Hyperbarics and Wellness
RECRUITINGBoise, Idaho, 83716, United States
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