Pilots' situation awareness during exposure to normobaric hypoxia
Completed
- Conditions
- Oxygen shortage in body tissueDecreases partial pressure of oxygennormobaric 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
Name Time Method <p>The influence of normobaric hypoxia on helicopter pilots' situation awareness.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The pilots' self-perceived state of alertness </p><br>