Auxiliary Device to Alleviate Soldiers' Backload
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physiological Strain of Weight Bearing.
- Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
- Enrollment
- 12
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Physiological Load with and without the auxiliary device
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Combat soldiers are required to perform under strenuous physical conditions; hence, their physical fitness is a crucial factor in their survivability.
The Auxiliary Device- "Minkal", is suggested (by its manufactures) to be able to reduce the soldiers' physiological strain by lowering the absolute load being carried by the soldier. As a result, it may improve the soldier's physiological abilities and performance through enduring missions with heavy loads, and may lead to better protection on the soldier from overuse injuries.
Investigators
amit druyan
The Institute of Military Physiology
Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy subjects without any of the following: chronic background diseases, cardiovascular, lung or respiratory, heat stroke history, headaches,psychiatric background, musculoskeletal problems, and without drugs use.
- •Lack of any acute disease during 2 weeks prior the study.
- •Subjects will give their written consent for participating the study after being informed by the study's physician about the study's aims, importance and the possible risks.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Rectal temperature above 39 Celsius degrees.
- •HR above maximal HR ( calculated as 220-age)
- •The subject's will to stop the test.
- •The researcher's/doctor's judgment.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Physiological Load with and without the auxiliary device
Time Frame: 6 days for each patient.
The physiological load will be measured using a heat tolerance test(HTT). Each paricipant will undergo a HTT 5 times (in different days). first day- without load. second day- with back load of 40% of the body weight. third day- with back load of 40% of the body weight and the Auxilairy Device. fourth day- with back load of 60% of the body weight. fifth day- with back load of 60% of the body weight and the Auxilairy Device. The rectal temperature, skin teperature and heart rate will be mesured in each HTT and compered afterwards to assess the physiological load.
Secondary Outcomes
- Rectal temperature(6 days)
- Skin temperature(6 days)
- Heart Rate(6 days)
- Sweat Rate(6 days)