This is surprising: a new study treated 114 patients who had leg ulcers with either Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [HBOT] or Ozone Limb Bagging.
The group who received HBOT treatments did significantly better in pain and wound reduction than the ozone group:
"In group I [HBOT], the wound area decreased by an average of 69.67 ± 22.52%, from 7.55 ± 2.99 cm2 to 2.78 ± 2.43 cm2, and in group II [Ozone Group], by an average of 41.33 ± 21.31%, from 7.36 ± 2.82 cm2 to 4.62 ± 2.76 cm2."
"Similarly, by comparing the intensity of pain assessed using the VAS scale before and after the treatment cycle, both research groups showed a statis‐ tically significant reduction in pain intensity, in the case of group I from the average of 6.05 ± 1.9 points to 0.55 ± 0.54 points (p < 0.001), and in group II from the average of 5.88 ± 1.17 points to the average of 2.33 ± 0.82 points (p < 0.001)"
"Conclusions: local hyperbaric oxygen therapy and local ozone therapy cause a statistically significant reduction in the surface area of venous leg ulcers as well as in the intensity of pain. Better results were observed after the application of local hyperbaric oxygen therapy procedures."
So, both groups saw a significant reduction in both pain and wound size, but the HBOT group did significantly better than the ozone group.
I wonder though, if the addition of intravenous ozone treatments would have improved the outcomes for the ozone group.
https://econpapers.repec.org/article/gamjijerp/v_3a20_3ay_3a2023_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a1967-_3ad_3a1042838.htm
This is surprising: a new study treated 114 patients who had leg ulcers with either Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [HBOT] or Ozone Limb Bagging.
The group who received HBOT treatments did significantly better in pain and wound reduction than the ozone group:
"In group I [HBOT], the wound area decreased by an average of 69.67 ± 22.52%, from 7.55 ± 2.99 cm2 to 2.78 ± 2.43 cm2, and in group II [Ozone Group], by an average of 41.33 ± 21.31%, from 7.36 ± 2.82 cm2 to 4.62 ± 2.76 cm2."
"Similarly, by comparing the intensity of pain assessed using the VAS scale before and after the treatment cycle, both research groups showed a statis‐ tically significant reduction in pain intensity, in the case of group I from the average of 6.05 ± 1.9 points to 0.55 ± 0.54 points (p < 0.001), and in group II from the average of 5.88 ± 1.17 points to the average of 2.33 ± 0.82 points (p < 0.001)"
"Conclusions: local hyperbaric oxygen therapy and local ozone therapy cause a statistically significant reduction in the surface area of venous leg ulcers as well as in the intensity of pain. Better results were observed after the application of local hyperbaric oxygen therapy procedures."
So, both groups saw a significant reduction in both pain and wound size, but the HBOT group did significantly better than the ozone group.
I wonder though, if the addition of intravenous ozone treatments would have improved the outcomes for the ozone group.
https://econpapers.repec.org/article/gamjijerp/v_3a20_3ay_3a2023_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a1967-_3ad_3a1042838.htm
