NCT06685627

Core Temperature in Open Water Wetsuited Swimming.

Core Temperature in Open Water Wetsuited Swimming: a Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Akershus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Swimming in cold water is intrinsically unsafe. One of the threats is a fall in core body temperature (Tcore), which adversely affects all body systems and increases the risk of death. Wetsuits mitigate, but do not negate this threat. Environmental conditions may confound findings from laboratory studies or computer models, thus necessitating open water studies. This study was designed to investigate the effects of open water wetsuited swimming on core body temperature at a range of different water temperatures between 8.4oC and 24.5oC.

Conditions

• Temperature

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Open water wetsuited swimming.	All swimmers used their own well-fitting wetsuits (5 mm maximum thickness in accordance with World Triathlon guidelines7) and were free to supplement additional neoprene hats, gloves and booties as desired. A safety paramedic attended all swims. Swim distance was self-determined

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-27
• Primary completion: 2020-10-18
• Completion: 2020-10-18
• First posted: 2024-11-12
• Last updated: 2024-11-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway