Ozone Therapy in Refractory Ischemic Heart Disease.

Summary

The main objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding ozone therapy to standard management of patients with advanced ischemic heart disease refractory to medical and surgical treatment.

Timeline

Start

2020-02-26

Primary completion

2020-11-30

Completion

2020-11-30

Publications

• Background Buyuklu M, Kandemir FM, Set T, Bakirci EM, Degirmenci H, Hamur H, Topal E, Kucukler S, Turkmen K. Beneficial Effects of Ozone Therapy on Oxidative Stress, Cardiac Functions and Clinical Findings in Patients with Heart Failure Reduced Ejection Fraction. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2017 Oct;17(4):426-433. doi: 10.1007/s12012-017-9400-8.
• Background Bocci V, Borrelli E, Travagli V, Zanardi I. The ozone paradox: ozone is a strong oxidant as well as a medical drug. Med Res Rev. 2009 Jul;29(4):646-82. doi: 10.1002/med.20150.
• Background Bocci VA, Zanardi I, Travagli V. Ozone acting on human blood yields a hormetic dose-response relationship. J Transl Med. 2011 May 17;9:66. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-9-66.
• Background Bocci V, Valacchi G. Nrf2 activation as target to implement therapeutic treatments. Front Chem. 2015 Feb 2;3:4. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2015.00004. eCollection 2015.
• Background Clavo B, Perez JL, Lopez L, Suarez G, Lloret M, Rodriguez V, Macias D, Santana M, Morera J, Fiuza D, Robaina F, Gunderoth M. Effect of ozone therapy on muscle oxygenation. J Altern Complement Med. 2003 Apr;9(2):251-6. doi: 10.1089/10755530360623365.
• Background Clavo B, Catala L, Perez JL, Rodriguez V, Robaina F. Ozone Therapy on Cerebral Blood Flow: A Preliminary Report. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2004 Dec;1(3):315-319. doi: 10.1093/ecam/neh039. Epub 2004 Oct 6.
• Background Clavo B, Eltobgy K, Caballero E, Abad C, Rodriguez-Esparragon F, Santana-Rodriguez N. Is There a Place for Ozone Therapy in Patients with Heart Failure? Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2017 Oct;17(4):496-497. doi: 10.1007/s12012-017-9423-1. No abstract available.
• Background Di Filippo C, Marfella R, Capodanno P, Ferraraccio F, Coppola L, Luongo M, Mascolo L, Luongo C, Capuano A, Rossi F, D'Amico M. Acute oxygen-ozone administration to rats protects the heart from ischemia reperfusion infarct. Inflamm Res. 2008 Oct;57(10):445-9. doi: 10.1007/s00011-008-7237-0.
• Background Giunta R, Coppola A, Luongo C, Sammartino A, Guastafierro S, Grassia A, Giunta L, Mascolo L, Tirelli A, Coppola L. Ozonized autohemotransfusion improves hemorheological parameters and oxygen delivery to tissues in patients with peripheral occlusive arterial disease. Ann Hematol. 2001 Dec;80(12):745-8. doi: 10.1007/s002770100377. Epub 2001 Oct 13.
• Background Martinez-Sanchez G, Delgado-Roche L, Diaz-Batista A, Perez-Davison G, Re L. Effects of ozone therapy on haemostatic and oxidative stress index in coronary artery disease. Eur J Pharmacol. 2012 Sep 15;691(1-3):156-62. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.07.010. Epub 2012 Jul 13.
• Background Bocci V, Zanardi I, Travagli V. Ozone: a new therapeutic agent in vascular diseases. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2011;11(2):73-82. doi: 10.2165/11539890-000000000-00000.

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