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Pilots' situation awareness during exposure to normobaric hypoxia

Completed
Conditions
Oxygen shortage in body tissue
Decreases partial pressure of oxygen
normobaric hypoxia
Registration Number
NL-OMON48321
Lead Sponsor
Royal Netherlands Air Force, Centre for Man in Aviation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects are pilots of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
2. Male
3. Age 22-55
4. The pilots need to pass thier mandatory medical examination and be declaired
fit to fly
5. Pilots need to have at least 3 years experience in the Apache helicopter
back seat and have a minimal of 400 flight hours.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pilots exposed to altitudes higher than 8000 feet for a period longer than
one week in the three months prior to the research.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The influence of normobaric hypoxia on helicopter pilots' situation awareness.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The pilots' self-perceived state of alertness </p><br>
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