Executive summary: The Brain Injury and Mechanism of Action of Hyperbaric Oxygen for Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) (BIMA) Study. | Canada Hyperbarics Skip to main content
Clinical Study Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc 2016

Executive summary: The Brain Injury and Mechanism of Action of Hyperbaric Oxygen for Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) (BIMA) Study.

Weaver LK, Chhoeu A, Lindblad AS, Churchill S, Deru K, Wilson SH — Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc, 2016

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a large clinical trial to investigate hyperbaric oxygen therapy for persistent post-concussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. military service members.

What They Found

The provided abstract introduces the study but does not detail specific findings or numerical results. Therefore, the outcomes regarding the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen for post-concussive symptoms in this trial are not available from the given text.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in the U.S. with U.S. military service members and has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A potential limitation of the study could be the generalizability of findings from U.S. military service members to the broader civilian population.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 28768068
Year Published 2016
Journal Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
MeSH Terms Adult; Blast Injuries; Brain Concussion; Electroencephalography; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Middle Aged; Military Personnel; Neurologic Examination; Post-Concussion Syndrome; Sleep Wake Disorders; Vestibular Diseases

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