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

N/ACompletedNCT01960738

Divers Alert Network1,116 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

1,116

Conditions

Injuries

Interventions

A pre-dive checklistOTHER

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

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (4)

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mishaps

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.

Time frame: One day

Secondary Outcomes

Major mishaps

Major mishaps are a type of mishaps

Time frame: One day

Minor Mishaps

Minor mishaps are a type of mishaps

Time frame: One day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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