Protocol of HOTFy: randomised clinical trial to hyperbaric oxygen therapy in fibromyalgia.

🤖 Plain-English Summary

Fibromyalgia is a polysymptomatic syndrome with a prevalence between 0.2% and 13% of the population and causes work disabilities in approximately half of affected patients. The results will be disseminated via publications in peer-reviewed journals and presentations in medical meetings.

🔑 Key Findings

• Several treatments to fibromyalgia have been proposed with partial improvement.
• This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy and when it should be introduced to fibromyalgia.
• This is a protocol for an open-label, crossover, randomised clinical trial comparing treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and standardised treatment to fibromyalgia.

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