Electromagnetic Field Effects of Mobile Communication (LTE) on Sleep in the Context of Genetic Variation

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sleep

Treatments

Other: LTE field

Other: sham field

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03074617

LTE-Sleep

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of electromagnetic fields of the latest standard in mobile communication (long term evolution, LTE) on sleep is studied in healthy, young individuals.

Enrollment

34 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

18 to 30 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 18-30 years
German knowledge (reading and writing)
Right-handedness
Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-25.0 kg/m2
Mobile communication (phone calls) less than 2 hours per week
Moderate alcohol consumption (less than 5 alcoholic beverages per week)
Moderate caffeine consumption (less than 5 caffeinated foods per day, e.g. coke, coffee, energy drinks, green or black tea, chocolate)
Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Travels across more than 2 time zones in the last 30 days or during the study
Nocturnal shift work
Extreme chronotype or extreme sleep duration (less than 5 hours or more than 10 hours on average)
Sleep disorders or problems
Severe acute or chronic neurological, mental or general health disorders, which might impair the participant's safety or affect the study's outcome
Use of medication (regular or during the study), which might affect the study's outcome
Recreational drug use
Smoking (or other tobacco products)
Severe skin allergies
Relevant findings in physical examination or during the screening night (e.g. sleep disorders)
Participation in an other clinical trial in the last 30 days or during the study