Status:
UNKNOWN
Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy on Adaptive, Aberrant and Stereotyped Behaviors in Children With Autism
Lead Sponsor:
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Collaborating Sponsors:
The International Child Development Resource Center
Conditions:
Autism
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-14 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 disab...
Detailed Description
Positive treatment effects of HBOT have been reported in a number of studies, while others have found no demonstrable effect. Studies to date have evaluated effects on a variety of conditions, and uti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Autism diagnosis
- Access to CARD clinics as necessary for the study duration
- Caregiver commitment to completing 80 sessions in 10-15 weeks
Exclusion
- 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)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00404846
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
May 5 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Tarzana, California, United States, 91356