Could ozone up the backside save Kids' brains?
NCT ID NCT07153627
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether giving ozone gas through the rectum can help protect the brain in children who have suffered a brain injury. 120 children aged 1 month to 18 years will either receive up to 80 rectal ozone sessions plus standard rehab, or rehab alone. The main goal is to see if it reduces muscle stiffness and brain inflammation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ozone gas
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to reduce brain damage and improve recovery in children after a brain injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase, and the treatment is unusual (rectal ozone). It may not prove effective, and side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2025
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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1 month to 18 years
- 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: * Age from 1 month to 18 years. * Both sexes. * Children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with acquired neurological insult. * Children with neurological sequelae * Children who are exposed to acquired brain injury, e.g., traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest, intracranial hemorrhage, central nervous system infections, stroke, tumor, or hypoxia, with neurological sequelae diagnosed by neurological examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to detect that disorder early. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with no degree of disability or sequelae. * Patients not fit for Rectal ozone therapy. * Patients with active epilepsy and recurrent seizures. * Children with a positive family history of degenerative brain insults. * Children with behavioral problems.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al-Azhar University
RECRUITINGCairo, 11651, Egypt
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