Analysis of Heart Rate Variability During Emergency Flight Simulator Missions in Fighter Pilots
NCT ID: NCT04487899
Last Updated: 2022-09-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
18 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2019-10-01
2020-03-10
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The recording of the parameters indicated corresponds to the emergency situations described above. Data collection was made in three different moments:
1. Take-off: it starts after reading the checklist until the engine fault is resolved.
2. Flight: during manoeuvres characterised by the recovery of abnormal positions.
3. Landing: where the pilot performs the landing manoeuvre, with the loss of spatial situation.
Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_ONLY
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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Instructors group
Group of flight instructors at the reactor school.
Analysis of heart rate variability
The HR HRV interval of the heartbeat (variations in the time interval between beats) was used as a measure of autonomous modulation, and the Firstbeat Bodyguard monitor (Firstbeat Technologies, Jyväskylä, Finland) was used to record HRV data during the session with emergency situations in the flight simulator. Data was downloaded from the devices to a computer using Firstbeat Uploader software (Firstbeat Technologies), and all R-R interval series were imported into the Kubios software package (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland). To calculate the autonomous equilibrium, the commonly used HRV method based on the Poincaré graph was used (Brennan et al., 2001; Mourot et al., 2004).
Students group
Group of students at the reactor school.
Analysis of heart rate variability
The HR HRV interval of the heartbeat (variations in the time interval between beats) was used as a measure of autonomous modulation, and the Firstbeat Bodyguard monitor (Firstbeat Technologies, Jyväskylä, Finland) was used to record HRV data during the session with emergency situations in the flight simulator. Data was downloaded from the devices to a computer using Firstbeat Uploader software (Firstbeat Technologies), and all R-R interval series were imported into the Kubios software package (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland). To calculate the autonomous equilibrium, the commonly used HRV method based on the Poincaré graph was used (Brennan et al., 2001; Mourot et al., 2004).
Interventions
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Analysis of heart rate variability
The HR HRV interval of the heartbeat (variations in the time interval between beats) was used as a measure of autonomous modulation, and the Firstbeat Bodyguard monitor (Firstbeat Technologies, Jyväskylä, Finland) was used to record HRV data during the session with emergency situations in the flight simulator. Data was downloaded from the devices to a computer using Firstbeat Uploader software (Firstbeat Technologies), and all R-R interval series were imported into the Kubios software package (University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland). To calculate the autonomous equilibrium, the commonly used HRV method based on the Poincaré graph was used (Brennan et al., 2001; Mourot et al., 2004).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Being involved in ongoing medical-legal conflicts.
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universidad de Extremadura
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Carlos Fernández-Morales
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Luis Espejo-Antúnez, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universidad de Extremadura
Locations
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Universidad de Extremadura
Badajoz, , Spain
Countries
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References
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de la Cruz Torres B, Albornoz Cabello M, Garcia Bermejo P, Naranjo Orellana J. Autonomic responses to ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle electrolysis of the patellar tendon in healthy male footballers. Acupunct Med. 2016 Aug;34(4):275-9. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2015-010993. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
Kitagawa Y, Kimura K, Yoshida S. Spectral analysis of heart rate variability during trigger point acupuncture. Acupunct Med. 2014 Jun;32(3):273-8. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010440. Epub 2014 Mar 7.
Mourot L, Bouhaddi M, Perrey S, Rouillon JD, Regnard J. Quantitative Poincare plot analysis of heart rate variability: effect of endurance training. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2004 Jan;91(1):79-87. doi: 10.1007/s00421-003-0917-0. Epub 2003 Sep 4.
Gil-Rodas F, Pedret C, Ramos-Castro J, Capdevila-Ortís L. Variabilidad de la frecuencia cardíaca: concepto, medidas y relación con aspectos clínicos (I). Arch Med Deporte Rev Fed Esp Med Deporte Confed Iberoam Med Deporte. 2008;(123):41-8.
Malik M. Heart rate variability: Standards of measurement, physiological interpretation, and clinical use: Task force of the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 1996;1(2):151-81.
Naranjo Orellana J, de la Cruz Torres B, Sarabia Cachadina E, de Hoyo M, Dominguez Cobo S. Two new indexes for the assessment of autonomic balance in elite soccer players. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2015 May;10(4):452-7. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0235. Epub 2014 Oct 29.
Fernandez-Morales C, Espejo-Antunez L, Clemente-Suarez VJ, Tabla-Hinojosa FB, Albornoz-Cabello M. Analysis of heart rate variability during emergency flight simulator missions in fighter pilots. BMJ Mil Health. 2024 Jul 24;170(4):296-302. doi: 10.1136/military-2022-002242.
Other Identifiers
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02
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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