Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy After Stroke - PILOT

Cerebral Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy After Cerebral Infarction - PILOT

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04149379
• Other study ID #: 305476
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: April 20, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: April 2020
• Source: Norwegian Underwater Intervention (NUI)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to establish more information about hyperbaric oxygen therapy for this group of patients, and give us more information of how to initiate the best possible main study. Can we find any indications that support the use of this therapy for patients suffering from chronic disability after cerebral infarction? Can we improve physical and cognitive function.

Description:

This is a pilot project including 6 patients for one session of 20 treatments of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The objective is to establish knowledge of HBO for this group of patients in a Norwegian context, so that we can prepare for the main study afterwards, including about 60-70 patients. We need to know how to optimize the administrative and technical systems for the larger study. We want to collect feedback from the patients undergoing the pilot study. We want more information about the treatment table, if 20 treatments are enough, if 2,4 bar pressure is adequate. The treatment table is based on existing research, and is considered safe.

The patients are to be treated at table 14/90, at 2,4 Absolute atmospheres, and daly 90 minutes of oxygen inhalation (medical oxygen).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: December 20, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inlcution criteria:

• No age restriction

• Suffered from ischemic stroke (cerebral infarction) 6-12 months before inclusion.

• Stable phase after standard rehabilitation

• Measurable physical function failure and / or reduced ADL function.

• Sufficient physical function / mobility to be able to move into / out of the pressure chamber with the help of only one person (Tender).

Patients to participate in the study must be physically, mentally and cognitively fit for pressure chamber treatment. They must be able to stand for their own help, move with support, and be able to follow instructions. This is ensured by discretionary assessment after observation and interview with the patient.

Exclusion criteria:

• Claustrophobia

• Psychosis, severe anxiety

• Inability to equalize pressure in the middle ear

• Severe COPD and asthma, pathological lung sounds

• Hypertension (Blood pressure > 140/90 mmHg)

• Pregnancy

• Hernia

• Earlier fractures, or suspected fractures in the face

• Ongoing chemotherapy

• Previous treatment with Bleomycin

• Aphasia that prevents necessary communication

• Cognitive failure that prevents necessary co-operation in the pressure chamber.

• Previous or current pneumothorax, other lung injury

• Increased risk of pneumothorax

• Known or suspected injury to the chest

• Marfan syndrome

• Homocystinuria

• Family history of pneumothorax

• Chronic lung disease (COPD, Emphysema, Asthma eller cystic fibrosis)

• Tuberculosis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Stroke
• Stroke

Intervention

Drug:
• Hyperbaric oxygen
20 sessions of hyperbaric therapy in a pressure chamber at 2,4 absolute atmospheres, 90 minutes per day of breathing 100% medical oxygen through an own mask. Table 14/90.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	NUI	Bergen	Hordaland

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian Underwater Intervention (NUI)	Helse-Bergen HF, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (11)

Al-Waili NS, Butler GJ, Beale J, Abdullah MS, Hamilton RW, Lee BY, Lucus P, Allen MW, Petrillo RL, Carrey Z, Finkelstein M. Hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of patients with cerebral stroke, brain trauma, and neurologic disease. Adv Ther. 2005 Nov-Dec;2 — View Citation

Efrati S, Ben-Jacob E. Reflections on the neurotherapeutic effects of hyperbaric oxygen. Expert Rev Neurother. 2014 Mar;14(3):233-6. doi: 10.1586/14737175.2014.884928. Epub 2014 Jan 29. — View Citation

Efrati S, Fishlev G, Bechor Y, Volkov O, Bergan J, Kliakhandler K, Kamiager I, Gal N, Friedman M, Ben-Jacob E, Golan H. Hyperbaric oxygen induces late neuroplasticity in post stroke patients--randomized, prospective trial. PLoS One. 2013;8(1):e53716. doi: — View Citation

Godman CA, Chheda KP, Hightower LE, Perdrizet G, Shin DG, Giardina C. Hyperbaric oxygen induces a cytoprotective and angiogenic response in human microvascular endothelial cells. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2010 Jul;15(4):431-42. doi: 10.1007/s12192-009-0159- — View Citation

Heyboer M 3rd, Sharma D, Santiago W, McCulloch N. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Side Effects Defined and Quantified. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2017 Jun 1;6(6):210-224. doi: 10.1089/wound.2016.0718. Review. — View Citation

Mathieu D, Marroni A, Kot J. Tenth European Consensus Conference on Hyperbaric Medicine: recommendations for accepted and non-accepted clinical indications and practice of hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Diving Hyperb Med. 2017 Mar;47(1):24-32. doi: 10.28920 — View Citation

Mu J, Ostrowski RP, Soejima Y, Rolland WB, Krafft PR, Tang J, Zhang JH. Delayed hyperbaric oxygen therapy induces cell proliferation through stabilization of cAMP responsive element binding protein in the rat model of MCAo-induced ischemic brain injury. Neurobiol Dis. 2013 Mar;51:133-43. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2012.11.003. Epub 2012 Nov 10. — View Citation

Plafki C, Peters P, Almeling M, Welslau W, Busch R. Complications and side effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2000 Feb;71(2):119-24. — View Citation

Rosario ER, Kaplan SE, Khonsari S, Vazquez G, Solanki N, Lane M, Brownell H, Rosenberg SS. The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Functional Impairments Caused by Ischemic Stroke. Neurol Res Int. 2018 Oct 9;2018:3172679. doi: 10.1155/2018/3172679. eCo — View Citation

Vila JF, Balcarce PE, Abiusi GR, Dominguez RO, Pisarello JB. Improvement in motor and cognitive impairment after hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a selected group of patients with cerebrovascular disease: a prospective single-blind controlled trial. Undersea — View Citation

Wang W, Osenbroch P, Skinnes R, Esbensen Y, Bjørås M, Eide L. Mitochondrial DNA integrity is essential for mitochondrial maturation during differentiation of neural stem cells. Stem Cells. 2010 Dec;28(12):2195-204. doi: 10.1002/stem.542. — View Citation

* Note: There are 11 references in all — Click here to view all references

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Improved physical and cognitive function in activities of daily living.	The project's physiotherapist and ergo therapist from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) are responsible for examining physical function and the participant's ability to acquire and use knowledge, as well as function in everyday living activities (ADL). Three measurements are made before starting treatment (establishing a baseline), where the third measurement is done on the same day as treatment starts to eliminate changes in test results as a result of learning the tests. Measurements are also made immediately after the end of treatment, as well as follow-up measurements after 6 and 12 months. Descriptions below.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)	This test is very widely used to provide a quick and validated test of strength, balance and coordination. The test has a roof effect, so it is not suitable for capturing very small and subtle self-perceived disturbances in function. The test is very sensitive to change in the target group.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Grip strength	There is a recognized and validated connection between general function and health and grip strength, as well as between grip strength and life span. Grip strength changes as other function changes.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Fatigue Severity Scale (FSC)	A major problem after stroke and in many brain disorders is fatigue. Fatigue leads to reduced foxing and thus loss of function. The test is believed to be able to detect changes that are relevant to everyday life function and social participation.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	COPM is designed to help people identify and prioritize activity problems, as well as evaluate activity performance and satisfaction with activity execution. In an interview, the person is asked to describe activities they consider important but find it difficult to perform. Among the aforementioned challenges, the person is asked to prioritize a maximum of five activities he / she wants to be able to perform better after the end of treatment. Then, the person is asked to score the current performance and satisfaction with the current performance of priority activities. The score scale is from 1-10 where 10 indicates very good workmanship or high satisfaction. After the interview, partial scores for execution (COPM-U) and satisfaction (COPM-T) are calculated. A change score of 3 points is considered a clinically important change. COPM has shown good measurement properties, among other things for participants with stroke and the elderly.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)	ARAT is a tool designed to assess motor function in the arm after stroke. The tasks in the test reflect daily activities and the patient's ability to perform them. The test contains 19 sub-tasks in which different grips (five-finger grips, cylinder grips, tweezers grips), as well as gross motor skills are specifically assessed. In each of the 19 tasks, a score is given from 0-3, where high scores indicate good arm function. The total score (0-57) is the sum of the sub-scores. The test has shown promising measurement properties. For participants in the chronic and subacute phase after stroke, a change of 5.7 points (10%) is considered clinically important. Norwegian guidelines will be used in the study.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period
Primary	Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT)	NHPT is a simple test of fine motor skills that is recommended, among other things, for participants with stroke. Scoring is based on the time the patient spends in placing and removing nine small pieces in nine holes. Total time (maximum 50 seconds) and total number of pins are indicated. The test has shown satisfactory reliability and validity.	0+6+12 months after end of treatment period

External Links

•   The effects of combined hyperbaric oxygen therapy on patients with post-stroke depression