Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Reduce in SCUBA-divers

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03997084

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-25

Start date

2017-01-01

Completion date

2019-05-01

Last updated

2019-06-25

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Conditions

Decompression Illness, Patent Foramen Ovale

Brief summary

It has been proposed that there would not be an increased risk of DCI after closure of the interatrial communication, i.e. patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Interventions

OTHERphone interviews

phone interviews

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* catheter-based PFO-closure because of DCI

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Dives	2017-01-01 until 2019-01-01	Interview based on a questionnaire with questions focusing on the dive habits and DCI events.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026