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EncephalopathyHBONCT02232958

Effect of HBO on Functional Connectivity of Resting State Networks in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

A study testing Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in people with Encephalopathy and White Matter Hyperintensities, run by St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri at 3 sites in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to extend our previous work, in which we demonstrated an increase in the internal and cross network connectivity of resting state neural networks in patients with cerebral small vessel disease by treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, to at least 20 more individuals. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 to 90 years
What is being tested?
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
3 sitesUnited States
Study dates
16 Sep 2014to 4 Oct 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Inclusion Criteria: Over 50 years of age White Matter Hyperintensities on MRI @ or more symptoms and/or neurological impairments e.g. gait disturbances,disequilibrium, decline in cognitive function, upper motor neuron deficit, dysmetria, hyper-refexia or unilateral increase in motor tone -

Exclusion Criteria: Contraindications to hyperbaric oxygen therapy e.g. pulmonary emphysema or bullae, claustrophobiia, seizure diorder Inability of the patient to tolerate pressurization e.g. Eustachian tube dysfunction Stroke within the previous 6 months Extreme cognitive impairment Major depression Other uncontrolled co-morbidities, e.g. diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disorders, carotid artery stenosis (>70%), renal or hepatic dysfunction History of brain tumor, head trauma, electric shock therapy, brain irradiation History of migraine headaches

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Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

United States3 sites
  • St. Luke's Hospital

    Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017

  • St. Luke's Hospital

    St Louis, Missouri, 63017

  • Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology/Washington University Medical School

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110

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About this study

Official title: The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on the Functional Connectivity of Resting State Neural Networks in Patients With Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

The purpose of this study is to extend our previous work, in which we demonstrated an increase in the internal and cross network connectivity of resting state neural networks in patients with cerebral small vessel disease by treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, to at least 20 more individuals.

Read the detailed description

Patients without contraindications to Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment or magnetic resonance imaging who exhibit white matter hyper-intensities on MRI will be recruited to have a functional MRI followed by10 hyperbaric oxygen treatments at 2 ATA for one hour. These treatments will be done once daily, from Monday through Friday, on 2 consecutive weeks. 4-6 weeks later, they have a repeat fMRI. These fMRI's will be analyzed regarding any changes in the resting state connectivity of various circuits.

Being tested
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
Keywords
Hyperbaric Oxygen, Small Vessel Disease of the Brain, Impaired Brain Circuit Connections
Medical subject headings
Brain Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Hyperbaric Oxygen TreatmentOther

    Patients are placed in a special chamber in which the pressure is gradually increased up to the desired pressure with 100% Oxygen and the patient is kept at that pressure for one hour. Then the Oxygen flow is slowly reduced until the patient has been returned to one atmosphere of pressure.

Study groups in NCT02232958
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Hyperbaric Oxygen treatmentExperimentaladministration of 100% Oxygen at 2 Atmospheres Absolute for 1 hour 1 daily, 5 days a week for 2 weeks
Receives: Other: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Evidence of an increase in the connectivity of resting state neural networks after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen

    Patients with small vessel disease of the brain will be treated with 10 hyperbaric oxygen sessions for 1 hour at 2 atmospheres absolute over the course of 2 weeks. Functional connectivity MRIs will be obtained 4-6 weeks after these sessions for comparison with those obtained before hyperbaric oxygen exposure

    Measured: 4-6 weeks after treatment

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. an improvement on the NIH Neurobehavioral scale compared to the one done before hyperbaric oxygen

    NIH Neurobehavioral evaluations be obtained 4-6 weeks after exposure to 10 hyperbaric oxygen sessions of 1 hour at 2 atmospheres delivered over a period of 2 weeks. These will be compared to evaluations obtained prior to hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

    Measured: 4-6 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study start16 Sep 2014
  3. Primary completion24 May 2016
  4. Study completion4 Oct 2017

Why it stopped: Funds depleted and Ilness of Principal Investigator

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02232958
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB #2014.011
Acronym
HBO
Status last verified
Oct 2017
First submitted
3 Sep 2014
Last updated
30 Oct 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment in people with Encephalopathy and White Matter Hyperintensities, run by St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri at 3 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Oct 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: Funds depleted and Ilness of Principal Investigator). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Evidence of an increase in the connectivity of resting state neural networks after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen (time frame: 4-6 weeks after treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Oct 2017.

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