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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01960738
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 11, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 11, 2013
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Divers Alert Network

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

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Injuries Other: A pre-dive checklist Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1116 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Group Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Using Pre-dive Checklist to Prevent the Incidence of Recreational Scuba Diving Mishaps
Study Start Date : June 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : August 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : August 2012
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention
The intervention group received a pre-dive checklist and a post-dive log
 Other: 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.
No Intervention: Control
The control group received the post-dive log only.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Mishaps [ Time Frame: One day ]
    Mishaps were reported by scuba divers themselves, at the end of their diving day (the day they were enrolled). Mishaps are precursors of injuries. Injuries are less common outcomes (in fact, nobody got injured), hence we used mishaps - which allowed us to test the efficacy of pre-dive checklists, and do so with limited resources.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Major mishaps [ Time Frame: One day ]
    Major mishaps are a type of mishaps

  2. Minor Mishaps [ Time Frame: One day ]
    Minor mishaps are a type of mishaps


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone not meeting all of the inclusion criteria
  • A diver who did not answer the outcomes questionnaire was later excluded
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Locations
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United States, North Carolina
Aquatic Safaris
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28403
Cayman Islands
Sunset House
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Mexico
Aldora Divers
Cozumel, Q,roo, Mexico
Sand Dollar Sports
Cozumel, Q,roo, Mexico
Sponsors and Collaborators
Divers Alert Network
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Shabbar I Ranapurwala, MPH Research Assistant, Medical Research
Study Director: Petar J Denoble, MD, DSc Vice President, Medical Research
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Responsible Party: Divers Alert Network
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01960738    
Other Study ID Numbers: DAN009-12
First Posted: October 11, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 11, 2013
Last Verified: October 2013
Keywords provided by Divers Alert Network:
Diving
Water
Recreation
Precursor