SynthesisPloS one2022
Hyperbaric oxygen in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review of effectiveness and safety.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with core herbs exploration.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Using the gross motor function measure evolution ratio to compare different dosage of hyperbaric treatment with conventional therapies in children with cerebral palsy - could it end the controversy?Frontiers in neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Parental impact during and after neonatal intensive care admission.Seminars in perinatology · 2024Review
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy alleviates intestinal dysfunction following traumatic brain injury via mInternational journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Clinical analysis of hyperbaric oxygen combined with subdural drilling and drainage in the management of subdural effusion type IV with intracranial infection in infant patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children affected by oncologic, neurologic and liver diseases: a narrative review.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Long-Term Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Gait and Functional Balance Skills in Cerebral Palsy Children-A Randomized Clinical Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeTo report current evidence regarding the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the impairments presented by children with cerebral palsy (CP), and its safety. MATERIALS AND
methodsPUBMED, The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society database were searched by two reviewers. Methodological quality was graded independently by 2 reviewers using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database assessment scale for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and the modified Downs and Black (m-DB) evaluation tool for non RCTs. A meta-analysis was performed where applicable for RCTs.
resultsFive RCTs were identified. Four had a high level of evidence. Seven other studies were observational studies of low quality. All RCTs used 100% O2, 1.5 to 1.75 ATA, as the treatment intervention. Pressurized air was the control intervention in 3 RCTs, and physical therapy in 2. In all but one RCTs, similar improvements were observed regarding motor and/or cognitive functions, in the HBOT and control groups. Adverse events were mostly of mild severity, the most common being middle ear barotrauma (up to 50% of children).
conclusionThere is high-level evidence that HBOT is ineffective in improving motor and cognitive functions, in children with CP. There is moderate-level evidence that HBOT is associated with a higher rate of adverse events than pressurized air in children.
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