HBOT for Patients With IC/FM (Interstitial Cystitis/Fibromyalgia)

NCT ID: NCT03693001

Last Updated: 2020-12-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-01

Study Completion Date

2018-06-15

Brief Summary

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The investigators observed 12 fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen oxygen treatment in a multiplace pressure chamber for 90 minutes, 40 treatment each, using an oro-nasal mask.

Detailed Description

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The investigators structured a prospective observational pilot experimental design in consenting patients with IC and FM, with repeated subjective and urological measures conducted before and after a therapeutic protocol. The study duration was set to 3 months. Patients were exposed to breathing 100% oxygen at 2 atmospheres absolute (ATA) in a multiplace pressure chamber for 90 minutes using an oro-nasal mask. Patients undertook a cycle of 20 sessions for 5 days per week for four weeks. After one week of suspension, a second cycle of 20 sessions was completed.

Conditions

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Fibromyalgia Interstitial Cystitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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IC/FM Patients

All patients had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and were suffering from IC by standard criteria.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intermittent Exposure to Oxygen via Oro-Nasal Mask

Intervention Type DEVICE

Patients were exposed to breathing 100% oxygen at 2 atmospheres absolute (ATA) in a multiplace pressure chamber for 90 minutes using an oro-nasal mask for 40 treatments over a 2 month period.

Interventions

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Intermittent Exposure to Oxygen via Oro-Nasal Mask

Patients were exposed to breathing 100% oxygen at 2 atmospheres absolute (ATA) in a multiplace pressure chamber for 90 minutes using an oro-nasal mask for 40 treatments over a 2 month period.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Presence of absence of Hunner's ulcers
* Pain in bladder that improves with urination
* pain(supra-pubic, pelvic, urethral, vaginal, or perineal)
* presence of glomerulation or bleeding +/- at the cystodistension
* reduced capacity
* increased proprioceptive sensitivity
* normal or reduced compliance
* number of tender points that establish that diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy (diagnosed or within a year)
* age less than 18 years
* benign or malignant bladder tumors
* radiation cystitis
* symptomatic bladder diversions
* herpes in active phase
* bladder and urethral stones
* urinary frequency less than 10 times a day
* presence of symptoms less than 12 months
* bladder capacity\>400ml with no sensitive urgency
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Padova

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gerardo Bosco, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Padova

References

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Other Identifiers

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HEC-DSB 07/16 Padua, It

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id