Common Recreational Diving Practices: A Randomized Control Trial Using Pre-Dive Checklist
NCT ID: NCT01960738
Last Updated: 2013-10-11
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1116 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-06-30
2012-08-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Intervention
The intervention group received a pre-dive checklist and a post-dive log
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.
Control
The control group received the post-dive log only.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Divers Alert Network
NETWORK
Responsible Party
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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
Sunset House
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Aldora Divers
San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sand Dollar Sports
San Miguel de Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Countries
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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.
Other Identifiers
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DAN009-12
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id