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As a biologically based treatment, HBOT may demonstrate a threshold effect, wherein sufficient treatment leads to sustained symptom improvement, while insufficient treatment results in diminishing benefits. This study tested the threshold hypothesis reanalyzing the end of treatment and a 3\u2010month follow\u2010up symptoms scores of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing HBOT to sham treatment in 56 male veterans with treatment\u2010resistant PTSD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A post hoc analysis was conducted on data from the RCT. The elbow method identifies thresholds in the relationship between end\u2010of\u2010treatment improvement and follow\u2010up outcomes. Spearman's rank correlation was used to assess the relationship between changes in cluster\u2010specific symptoms and total CAPS scores at the end of treatment and at follow\u2010up evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants achieving \u2265\u00a035% improvement by the end of treatment demonstrated continued improvement at follow\u2010up (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 2e\n                      <jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). Significant correlations were observed between changes in each of the symptom clusters and total CAPS scores, with the strongest correlation in intrusive symptoms (Cluster B,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.74,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 10e\n                      <jats:sup>\u22124<\/jats:sup>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.80,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 10e\n                      <jats:sup>\u22124<\/jats:sup>\n                      ). Changes in avoidance (Cluster C,\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.70,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 10e\n                      <jats:sup>\u22124<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) at the end of treatment were the best predictors of follow\u2010up improvements.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A threshold effect is evident in HBOT treatment for PTSD, where \u2265\u00a035% improvement posttreatment predicts continued gains. Symptom reduction beyond the threshold may serve as a target for HBOT when prescribed for PTSD. The suggested underlying physiological mechanisms, involving bistable circuit dynamics, justify evaluating potential threshold effect in other treatment modalities.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:bold>Trial Registration<\/jats:bold>\n                      : ClinicalTrial.gov identifier: NCT04518007\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.70757","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,23]],"date-time":"2025-08-23T04:42:24Z","timestamp":1755924144000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for PTSD: Threshold Effect for Sustained Symptom Improvement in a Biologically Based Treatment"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Dor","family":"Danan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Molecular Cell Biology Weizmann Institute of Science  Rehovot 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