Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2012

Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on patients with herpes zoster.

Peng Z, Wang S, Huang X, Xiao P — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2012

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers randomly assigned 68 herpes zoster patients to either a control group receiving drug therapy or a hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) group receiving both drugs and HBO2.

What They Found

The HBO2 group showed a significantly higher therapeutic efficacy of 97.22% compared to 81.25% in the control group (p < 0.05). Patients receiving HBO2 also experienced significantly lower rates of post-herpetic neuralgia, faster scar formation, and reduced pain and depression scores (p < 0.05).

Canadian Relevance

This study does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

The relatively small sample size of 68 patients may limit the generalizability of these findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	23342765
Year Published	2012
Journal	Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms	Antiviral Agents; Cicatrix; Combined Modality Therapy; Depression; Herpes Zoster; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Middle Aged; Neuralgia, Postherpetic; Pain Measurement; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

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