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Effect of Hyperbaric Therapy on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Children With Autism

NCT00263367 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2011-06-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will look at the changes taking place in the blood levels of key markers of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is the biological equivalent of rust on a car. It changes vital cell chemistry. It is known to occur at high pressure oxygen, but little is known about changes at pressures slightly greater than normal atmospheric pressure.

Hyperbaric therapy is used in a variety of medical conditions. It is being tested in this study only for safety. It is not being assessed for the ability of hyperbaric oxygen to improve the clinical condition of children with autism.

This study was felt to be important since autism appears to be associated with oxidative stress and hyperbarics was being used "off-label" for this condition without safety studies.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Hyperbaric Oxygen

Hyperbaric Oxygen at 1.3 ATA for one hour

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The International Child Development Resource Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James J Bradstreet, MD FAAFP · ICDRC

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-01-31
Completion
2006-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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