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Core Temperature in Open Water Wetsuited Swimming.

NCT06685627 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2024-11-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Swimming in cold water is intrinsically unsafe. One of the threats is a fall in core body temperature (Tcore), which adversely affects all body systems and increases the risk of death. Wetsuits mitigate, but do not negate this threat. Environmental conditions may confound findings from laboratory studies or computer models, thus necessitating open water studies.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of open water wetsuited swimming on core body temperature at a range of different water temperatures between 8.4oC and 24.5oC.

Conditions

  • Temperature

Interventions

OTHER

Open water wetsuited swimming.

All swimmers used their own well-fitting wetsuits (5 mm maximum thickness in accordance with World Triathlon guidelines7) and were free to supplement additional neoprene hats, gloves and booties as desired. A safety paramedic attended all swims. Swim distance was self-determined

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oslo University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Service

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • SINTEF MiNaLab

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University Hospital, Akershus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jonny Hisdal, PhD · Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-27
Primary Completion
2020-10-18
Completion
2020-10-18

Countries

  • Norway

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