Controlled Evaluation of the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20680427

J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Controlled Evaluation of the Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on the

Behavior of 16 Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Jepson B, Granpeesheh D, Tarbox J, Olive ML, Stott C, Braud S, Yoo JH, Wakefield

A, MS.

Thoughtful House Center for Children, Austin, TX, USA.

Abstract

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to treat individuals with autism.

However, few studies of its effectiveness have been completed. The current study

examined the effects of 40 HBOT sessions at 24% oxygen at 1.3 ATA on 11

topographies of directly observed behavior. Five replications of multiple

baselines were completed across a total of 16 participants with autism spectrum

disorders. No consistent effects were observed across any group or within any

individual participant, demonstrating that HBOT was not an effective treatment

for the participants in this study. This study represents the first relatively

large-scale controlled study evaluating the effects of HBOT at the level of the

individual participant, on a wide array of behaviors.

PMID: 20680427 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]