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

October 9, 2013 updated by: Divers Alert Network

A Group Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Using Pre-dive Checklist to Prevent the Incidence of Recreational Scuba Diving Mishaps

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1116

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Cayman Islands
    • Grand Cayman
      • George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
        • Sunset House
  • Mexico
    • Q,roo
      • Cozumel, Q,roo, Mexico
        • Aldora Divers
      • Cozumel, Q,roo, Mexico
        • Sand Dollar Sports
  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 28403
        • Aquatic Safaris

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
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.
One day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Major mishaps
Time Frame: One day
Major mishaps are a type of mishaps
One day
Minor Mishaps
Time Frame: One day
Minor mishaps are a type of mishaps
One day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Divers Alert Network

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Shabbar I Ranapurwala, MPH, Research Assistant, Medical Research
  • Study Director: Petar J Denoble, MD, DSc, Vice President, Medical Research

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 11, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 9, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DAN009-12

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