Meta-Analysis BMJ open 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review protocol.

Han X, He Y, Yuan X, Sun N, Liu X — BMJ open, 2023

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers will conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness and safety of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for patients with fibromyalgia (FM).

What They Found

This is a systematic review protocol, so no findings are available yet. The review plans to search ten databases for randomised controlled trials on hyperbaric oxygen therapy for fibromyalgia published in English or Chinese through December 2022.

Canadian Relevance

There is no direct Canadian connection mentioned in this study protocol.

Study Limitations

As a systematic review protocol, this study does not present actual patient outcomes or clinical findings at this stage.

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Study Details

Study Type	Meta-Analysis
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	37316317
Year Published	2023
Journal	BMJ open
MeSH Terms	Humans; Fibromyalgia; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Quality of Life; Pain; Fatigue; Systematic Reviews as Topic; Meta-Analysis as Topic

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