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Effects of firefighting simulation on mental performance and functions of blood vessels and heart rate

Effects of firefighting simulation on cognitive performance and vascular and autonomic functions

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-24db7p7
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-04-28
Start date
2021-09-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress

Interventions

This is a single-arm crossover randomized clinical trial. Study population: 28 firefighters with no diagnosis of chronic diseases. Randomization will be performed by random allocation sequence generat
Visit 2. Control: rest (~10 minutes). Half of the participants will start with Control and half will start with Simulation on each data collection day. After the Control or Intervention, cognitive per

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Lead Sponsor
Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Santa Catarina
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Firefighters with at least 3 years of experience who are taking the sergeant training course; both genders; minimum age 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People with cardiovascular disease; mental disorders; metabolic diseases; infectious diseases; inflammatory diseases; muscle injuries; joint injuries; smokers; taking medicines

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find a reduction in vascular function after simulation, verified by means of the cold pressor test, based on the finding of the lowest percentage dilation of the carotid artery in relation to the baseline state

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find a reduction in cognitive performance, after simulation, verified by the increase in the execution time of the Stroop Test and Trail Making Test A and B and increase of errors in the Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (PASAT), in relation to the control day

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactIara Gonçalves Teixeira

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

cardiovasc.ccb@contato.ufsc.br+55-048-37212880

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)