FDA Approved Conditions

Scientific Definition of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen is a medical procedure where a person must have their entire body placed within a hard sided hyperbaric chamber that meets the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy (ASME-PVHO-1) code, at a pressure of not less than 2.0 ATA (202.65 KPa) while breathing physician prescribed medical grade oxygen for an amount of time that is typically between 90-120 minutes per treatment. Medical grade oxygen (>99.0% oxygen purity) is the only acceptable gas that should be used for therapeutic delivery of hyperbaric oxygen.

The 15th edition of the "Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Indications" by the US-based Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) defines:

15 globally accepted indications for HBOT

1. Air Or Gas Embolism

2. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning or Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Complicated By Cyanide Poisoning

3. Clostridial Myositis And Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)

4. Crush Injury, Compartment Syndrome And Other Acute Traumatic Ischemias

5. Decompression Sickness

6a. Arterial Inefficiencies: Central Retinal Artery Occlusion

6b. Arterial Inefficiencies: Enhancement Of Healing In Selected Problem Wounds

7. Severe Anemia

8. Intracranial Abscess

9. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

10. Osteomyelitis (Refractory)

11. Delayed Radiation Injury (Soft Tissue And Bony Necrosis)

12. Compromised Grafts And Flaps

13. Acute Thermal Burn Injury

14. Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss

15. Avascular Necrosis (Aseptic Osteonecrosis)

CLINICAL TRIALS

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a developing treatment, with ongoing research into its effectiveness. HBOT is currently being investigated for the conditions listed below. However, it’s important to note that neither the FDA nor NICE has approved or authorized the use of HBOT to treat any emerging conditions beyond those listed above.

For more information on HBOT clinical trials, please visit the website clinicaltrials.gov.

Aseptic Necrosis of hip and knee
Cognitive impairments
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS/RSD)
Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury
Crohn’s disease
Fibromyalgia / ME / Chronic Fatigue
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Interstitial Cystitis
Lyme Disease
Preconditioning for Surgery and Accelerated Recovery
Sports Performance and Injuries
Stroke
Ulcerative Colitis

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