Oxygen Therapy's brain boost: does it last for years after injury?
NCT ID NCT07430150
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 100 adults who had a traumatic brain injury and completed 60 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Researchers will test their thinking, memory, and quality of life 1 to 4 years later to see if improvements stick. The goal is to understand the long-term effects of this treatment.
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
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides lasting cognitive improvements for TBI patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may not apply to all TBI patients, and cognitive changes could be due to natural recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will include 100 participants, male and female, aged 18 years or older, who have been diagnosed with TBI and meet the following inclusion/exclusion criteria. Patients will be recruited for the study from the Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center database.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury 2. Age 18 years or older at treatment 3. Completed a 60 session hyperbaric treatment course at the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research, Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh), and performed a neurocognitive evaluation by the computerized test Neurotrax. 4. Willing and able to sign an informed consent. - Exclusion Criteria: 1. An inability to perform a neurocognitive computerized test. 2. Any head trauma, neurodegenerative diseases or CVA after hyperbaric treatment completion. 3. Diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder including: major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder 4. Active malignancy 5. Chronic use of medications that may compromise cognitive function
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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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The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh)
RECRUITINGZrifin, 70300, Israel
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