Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy on Adaptive, Aberrant and Stereotyped Behaviors in Children With Autism

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism

In brief

The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the cognitive and behavioral effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy in children who present with a diagnosis of autism and other developmental disabilities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00404846

Run by

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders

People needed

40

Starts

2006-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-05-05

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Autism diagnosis
• Access to CARD clinics as necessary for the study duration
• Caregiver commitment to completing 80 sessions in 10-15 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Any prior treatment with HBOT
• New dietary treatment within 3 months prior to enrollment,
• New biomedical treatment within 3 weeks prior to enrollment
• Inadequate vision or hearing for the purposes of test administration
• Non-ambulatory or require more than minimum support walking
• Unstable medical disorder
• History of, or current seizure disorder
• History of, or current asthma
• History of, or current pulmonary cysts
• History of, or current emphysema
• History of, or current severe claustrophobia
• Current otitis media
• Current sinus infection
• Current upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)

Where it is running

• Center for Autism and Related Disorders — Tarzana, California, United States

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