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Colour Vision Impairment During Acute Hypobaric Hypoxia

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hypoxia, Altitude
Interventions
Other: Hypobaric Hypoxia
Registration Number
NCT05584813
Lead Sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Brief Summary

This study analyses the impairment of colour vision during hypobaric hypoxia in volunteers of different groups.

Detailed Description

This study analyses the impairment of colour vision during hypobaric hypoxia in volunteers of different groups.

Five different Groups were analysed:

* ground control binocular (n=12, Bi/GC)

* ground control monocular (n=11, Mo/GC)

* 10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular (n=10, Mo/60/10,000)

* 15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular (n=11, Bi/15/15,000)

* 15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular (n=10, Mo/60/15,000)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
54
Inclusion Criteria
  • volunteers from 18 years old
Exclusion Criteria
  • cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, or ear, nose, and throat disease
  • pregnant or suffering from cold symptoms

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular pre-peri-postHypobaric HypoxiaIntervention: Hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 10.000 ft. for 60 minutes Procedures: Colour vision tests were performed with one eye at a time, thereby: * pre intervention with no hypoxia administered * during intervention with hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 10.000 ft. for 60 minutes * post intervention with no hypoxia administered
15,000 ft, 60 min, monocularHypobaric HypoxiaIntervention: Hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 15.000 ft. for 60 minutes Procedures: Colour vision tests were performed with one eye at a time, thereby: * pre intervention with no hypoxia administered * during intervention with hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 15.000 ft. for 60 minutes * post intervention with no hypoxia administered
15,000 ft, 15 min, binocularHypobaric HypoxiaIntervention: Hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 15.000 ft. for 15 minutes Procedures: Colour vision tests were performed with both eyes, thereby: * pre intervention with no hypoxia administered * during intervention with hypoxia equivalent to an altitude of 15000 ft. for 15 minutes * post intervention with no hypoxia administered
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Colour vision without hypoxia monocular/binocular D15Assessment was coducted independently of hypoxia three times in a row with a 1 minute break in between each test, and S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15 were collected

Waggoner D15 was administered three times in a row without hypoxia, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15

as of the study arm "ground control binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arm "ground control monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

- depending on the time the subjects took for each of the colour vision tests, total duration of all 3 test sequences can differ slightly

Colour vision pre hypoxia monocular/binocular Waggoner CCVTAssessment was conducted 15 minutes before the start of the hypoxia intervention and the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT was collected

Waggoner CCVT was administered in the pressure chamber pre hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

- depending on the time the subjects took for the colour vision tests, the time between the end of the pre-test and the onset of hypoxia was slightly variable

Colour vision pre hypoxia monocular/binocular D15Assessment was conducted 15 minutes before the start of the hypoxia intervention and S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15 were collected

Waggoner D15 was administered in the pressure chamber pre hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info: depending on the time the subjects took for the colour vision tests, the time between the end of the pre-test and the onset of hypoxia was slightly variable

Colour vision after hypoxia monocular/binocular Waggoner CCVTAssessment was conducted immediately after hypoxia and the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT was collected

Waggoner CCVT was administered in the pressure chamber post hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

* as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" assessment was conducted immediately after 15min of hypoxia

* as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" assessment was conducted immediately after 60 minutes of hypoxia

Colour vision after hypoxia monocular/binocular D15Assessment was conducted immediately after hypoxia and S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15 were collected

Waggoner D15 was administered in the pressure chamber post hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

* as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" assessment was conducted immediately after 15min of hypoxia

* as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" assessment was conducted immediately after 60 minutes of hypoxia

Colour vision without hypoxia monocular/binocular Waggoner CCVTAssessment was coducted independently of hypoxia three times in a row with a 1 minute break in between each test and the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT was collected

Waggoner CCVT was administered three times in a row without hypoxia, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT

as of the study arm "ground control binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arm "ground control monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

- depending on the time the subjects took for each of the colour vision tests, total duration of all 3 test sequences can differ slightly

Colour vision during hypoxia monocular/binocular Waggoner CCVTAssessment was conducted immediately or 45 minutes after induction of hypoxia and the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT was collected

Waggoner CCVT was administered in the pressure chamber during hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- the number of correctly identified plates in the Waggoner CCVT

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

* as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" assessment was conducted immediately after onset of hypoxia

* as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" assessment was conducted 45 minutes after onset of hypoxia

* depending on the time the subjects took for the colour vision tests, the time between the end of the peri-test and the end of hypoxia was slightly variable

Colour vision during hypoxia monocular/binocular D15Assessment was conducted immediately or 45 minutes after induction of hypoxia and S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15 were collected

Waggoner D15 was administered in the pressure chamber during hypoxia intervention, thereby the following parameters were collected:

- S-Index, C-Index and TES in the Waggoner D15

as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" the colour vision tests were performed binocularly

as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" the colour vision tests were performed monocularly

Time Frame - additional info:

* as of the study arm "15,000 ft, 15 min, binocular" assessment was conducted immediately after onset of hypoxia

* as of the study arms "15,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" and "10,000 ft, 60 min, monocular" assessment was conducted 45 minutes after onset of hypoxia

* depending on the time the subjects took for the colour vision tests, the time between the end of the peri-test and the end of hypoxia was slightly variable

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Cologne

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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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