Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Real-fire Training on Vascular Function
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Conditions:
Vascular Function
Atherothrombosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Fire-fighters are at increased risk of death from heart attacks when compared to other emergency service professionals whose jobs involve similar components such as emergency call-outs and shift work....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Non-smoking healthy firefighters
Exclusion
- Current smoker
- History of lung or ischaemic heart disease
- Malignant arrhythmia
- Systolic blood pressure \>190mmHg or \<100mmHg
- Renal or hepatic dysfunction
- Previous history of blood dyscrasia
- Unable to tolerate the supine position
- Blood donation within the last 3 months
- Recent respiratory tract infection within the past 4 weeks
- Routine medication including aspirin and NSAIDs
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01812317
Start Date
April 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2016
Last Update
June 21 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH16 4SA