This study evaluated 20 Ulcerative Colitis (UC) patients that were hospitalized for moderate to severe flares and treated with either a 3 or 5 day course of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT, at 2.4 atmospheres, 90 minutes with two air breaks) in addition to intravenous steroids. By Day 3, there were significant reductions in stool frequency, rectal bleeding, and overall inflammation. A more significant reduction in disease activity was observed with 5 days vs 3 days of HBOT. Thus researchers concluded that an optimal clinical response is achieved with 5 days of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. <view study> Read Less

This is a single-center clinical trial of 20 COVID-19 patients aged 30 to 79 years being treated with 5 sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy at 2.0 ATA (90 minutes) at NYU Winthrop Hospital from March 31 to April 28, 2020. “The results demonstrated the safety of hyperbaric oxygen among COVID-19 patients and strongly suggests the need for a well-designed, multi-center randomized control trial” <view study> Read Less

Promising clinical studies have emerged suggesting HBOT's efficacy for reducing postoperative complications. This RCT (randomized controlled trials) review of literature supports the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy peri-operatively, and gives value for this procedure to be a “promising intervention to improve surgical patient outcome”. <view study> Read Less

Adipose-derived stem cells are considered as candidate cells for regenerative plastic surgery. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy with 3 ATA increases viability and proliferation of adipose-derived stem cells, alters marker expression and subpopulations, decreases TGF-β secretion, and skews adipose-derived stem cells toward adipogenic differentiation” <view study> Read Less

The majority of MS patients using hyperbaric oxygen do so at 1.5 ATA for 60 minutes. A laboratory-based replication of this treatment regimen (and the common MS protocols) gives a better understanding of the physiological effects of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on brain cells and their role in neuro-inflammation. <view study> Read Less