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Pilot Study Ann Afr Med 2026

Role of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Yadav R, Shukla U, Yadav U, Verma S, Shukla S — Ann Afr Med, 2026

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers studied 30 stroke patients to see if hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) combined with physiotherapy improved their recovery compared to physiotherapy alone.

What They Found

Patients receiving 24 sessions of HBOT plus physiotherapy showed significant improvements in motor function (NIHSS score from 7.27 to 5.46) and cognitive function (MMSE score from 24.8 to 26.73). This group also saw significant improvements in quality of life, except for bodily pain and vitality, which was not observed in the physiotherapy-only group. However, when comparing the HBOT group directly to the physiotherapy-only group after treatment, the differences were not statistically significant.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified.

Study Limitations

This was a pilot study with a small number of participants, and the direct comparison between the HBOT and control groups did not show statistically significant differences.

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Study Details

Study Type Pilot Study
Category Neurological
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 41992486
Year Published 2026
Journal Ann Afr Med

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