within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. PTSD and emotion dysregulation are known to be involved by meditation training This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on quality of life and mindful functioning comparing the benefits of diving training using a clinical trial protocol
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
the intervention was a training course lasting 10 days. It included 10 days of sports practice. For divers, diving was carried out using air at a maximum depth of 40-meters, with a maximum of one dives a day. For the multisport group (the non-divers), the course included kayaking, mountain climbing or hiking with a maximum of two activities a day.
Marion Trousselard
Brétigny-sur-Orge, Not in US/Canada, France
quality of life (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF))
four times (baseline, after the course, 1month after the course and 3months after the course)
Time frame: changes from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline)
post-traumatic checklist scale; a 20-item self-report scale assessing the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD with a symptom severity from 0 to 80 and a cut-point score of 33.
four times (baseline, after the course, 1month after the course and 3months after the course)
Time frame: changes from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline
heart rate variability on morning
four times (baseline, after the course, one month after the course and 3 months after the course)
Time frame: changes from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline
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