Common Recreational Diving Practices: A Randomized Control Trial Using Pre-Dive Checklist

NCT ID: NCT01960738

Last Updated: 2013-10-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1116 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-08-31

Brief Summary

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To evaluate the efficacy of using a pre-dive checklist to prevent the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational divers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Injuries

Keywords

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Diving Water Recreation Precursor

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

The intervention group received a pre-dive checklist and a post-dive log

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

A pre-dive checklist

Intervention Type OTHER

The pre-dive checklist included a checklist of tasks to be undertaken before the dive, a dive-plan that asked the diver to plan the depth, and amount of gas kept at different levels of diving, and 4 dive tips.

Control

The control group received the post-dive log only.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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A pre-dive checklist

The pre-dive checklist included a checklist of tasks to be undertaken before the dive, a dive-plan that asked the diver to plan the depth, and amount of gas kept at different levels of diving, and 4 dive tips.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Over 18 years of age
* Having a valid Diver Certification
* Deemed fit by the Dive operator to dive on the day of participation
* Planning to dive on the day of participation
* Have basic knowledge of English

* A diver who did not answer the outcomes questionnaire was later excluded
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Divers Alert Network

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shabbar I Ranapurwala, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Research Assistant, Medical Research

Petar J Denoble, MD, DSc

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Vice President, Medical Research

Locations

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Aquatic Safaris

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Sunset House

George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Site Status

Aldora Divers

San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Site Status

Sand Dollar Sports

San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Site Status

Countries

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United States Cayman Islands Mexico

References

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Ranapurwala SI, Denoble PJ, Poole C, Kucera KL, Marshall SW, Wing S. The effect of using a pre-dive checklist on the incidence of diving mishaps in recreational scuba diving: a cluster-randomized trial. Int J Epidemiol. 2016 Feb;45(1):223-31. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv292.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26534948 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DAN009-12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id