USF Health researchers will conduct a clinical trial to determine if hyperbaric oxygen therapy can ease symptoms of traumatic brain injury in veterans and service members. HBOT involves breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized environment, filling the blood with enough oxygen to allow tissues to repair. It is used to treat decompression sickness, serious infections, and air bubbles in blood vessels.
The five-year, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will be led by Harry van Loveren, who says the neurosurgery research group has been conducting TBI-focused research for nearly 20 years. They have already conducted numerous smaller studies of the effectiveness of HBOT in patients that suffer from TBI.
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