Status:
COMPLETED
Decompression Tables for Diving at Altitude
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
Decompression Sickness
Acute Mountain Sickness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aims of this proposal are to test current USN procedures for adjusting decompression procedures during air diving at 8,000 and 10,000 ft altitude and to provide a decompression algorithm for no-st...
Detailed Description
Three different types of experiments will be performed: (A). Testing of Cross corrections breathing air at 8,000 (0.743 ATA) and 10,000 ft (0.688 ATA). Subjects will be decompressed in a hypobaric ch...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \-
Exclusion
- smoking, cardiorespiratory disease (including hypertension, airways obstruction), seizure disorder, pregnancy, history of middle ear or sinus disease or high altitude cerebral or pulmonary edema (HACE, HAPE), inability to perform middle ear autoinflation, anemia, sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. Individuals with VO2peak \<35 mL.kg-1.min-1 (males) and \<30 mL.kg-1.min-1 (females)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 13 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 29 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03390335
Start Date
February 13 2018
End Date
October 29 2021
Last Update
December 14 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710