TY - JOUR T1 - The British Services Dhaulagiri Medical Research Expedition 2016: a unique military and civilian research collaboration JF - Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps JO - J R Army Med Corps SP - 371 LP - 375 DO - 10.1136/jramc-2016-000700 VL - 163 IS - 6 AU - Adrian Mellor AU - J Bakker-Dyos AU - M Howard AU - C Boos AU - M Cooke AU - E Vincent AU - P Scott AU - J O'Hara AU - S B Clarke AU - M Barlow AU - J Matu AU - K Deighton AU - N Hill AU - C Newman AU - R Cruttenden AU - D Holdsworth AU - D Woods Y1 - 2017/12/01 UR - http://militaryhealth.bmj.com/content/163/6/371.abstract N2 - Introduction High-altitude environments lead to a significant physiological challenge and disease processes which can be life threatening; operational effectiveness at high altitude can be severely compromised. The UK military research is investigating ways of mitigating the physiological effects of high altitude.Methods The British Service Dhaulagiri Research Expedition took place from March to May 2016, and the military personnel were invited to consent to a variety of study protocols investigating adaptation to high altitudes and diagnosis of high-altitude illness. The studies took place in remote and austere environments at altitudes of up to 7500 m.Results This paper gives an overview of the individual research protocols investigated, the execution of the expedition and the challenges involved. 129 servicemen and women were involved at altitudes of up to 7500 m; 8 research protocols were investigated.Conclusions The outputs from these studies will help to individualise the acclimatisation process and inform strategies for pre-acclimatisation should troops ever need to deploy at high altitude at short notice. ER -