Clinical Study Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica] 2021

Effect of single hyperbaric oxygen treatment on attention networks in young migrants in Tibet.

Bu XO, Yang XY, Zhang DL, Ma HL — Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica], 2021

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated the effect of a single hyperbaric oxygen treatment on attention function in 60 young adult migrants in Tibet, comparing an experimental group receiving treatment to a control group.

What They Found

A single hyperbaric oxygen treatment significantly improved the orienting function of attention in the 60 participants. However, it did not improve the alerting or conflict functions of attention.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian relevance as it was conducted in Tibet with a specific population of migrants.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its focus on a single hyperbaric oxygen treatment session and a specific population of migrants at high altitude.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	33903890
Year Published	2021
Journal	Sheng li xue bao : [Acta physiologica Sinica]
MeSH Terms	Adult; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Orientation; Oxygen; Reaction Time; Tibet; Transients and Migrants

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