Test of Chamber Pressure to Divers and Chamber Attendants

Summary

SCUBA divers and chamber inside attendants will undergo a brief hyperbaric chamber excursion and will be asked to what chamber pressure they were compressed and what gas they breathed.

Timeline

Start

2011-07

Primary completion

2011-10

Completion

2011-10

Publications

• Background Clarke D. Effective patient blinding during hyperbaric trials. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2009 Jan-Feb;36(1):13-7.
• Background Jansen T, Mortensen CR, Tvede MF. It is possible to perform a double-blind hyperbaric session: a double-blinded randomized trial performed on healthy volunteers. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;36(5):347-51.
• Background Weaver LK, Hopkins RO, Churchill S, Haberstock D. Double-Blinding is Possible in Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO2) Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) Using a Minimal Chamber Pressurization as Control. Undersea Hyperb Med 1997;24(Suppl):36.
• Results Weaver LK, Churchill SK, Bell J, Deru K, Snow GL. A blinded trial to investigate whether 'pressure-familiar' individuals can determine chamber pressure. Undersea Hyperb Med. 2012 Jul-Aug;39(4):801-5.

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