RF-EMF Effects on the CNS in Elderly Men (EMF60+males)

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Germany

Status: Completed

Conditions: Non-Ionizing Radiation

Treatments: Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02896491

3616S82430

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate possible effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields on EEG activity during sleep and on Brain function during wake (EEG in the resting state condition, slow EEG potentials, auditory evoked potentials) and cognitive performance measures in test of selective attention, divided attention and working memory in healthy elderly males (60 - 80 years).

Full description

To investigate possible effects of radio frequency electromagnetic fields on EEG activity during sleep and on Brain function during wake (EEG in the resting state condition, slow EEG potentials, auditory evoked potentials) and cognitive performance measures in test of selective attention, divided attention and working memory in healthy elderly males (60 - 80 years).

Subjects will be exposed with signals from mobile communication handheld devices for 7.5 h during the night and for the whole duration of the test session during the day. Exposures will be GSM (900 MHz), TETRA (400 MHz) and sham. Each subject is exposed with each exposure three times in addition to an adaptation/screening night and day to learn the test.

The results have to be discussed in the context of possible health risks resulting from RF-EMF exposure.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy male subjects (age 60 - 80 years)
• right handedness
• alpha EEG as resting state EEG
• non-smokers

Exclusion criteria

• acute illness
• severe neurological, psychiatric or internal disease
• CNS active medication
• sleep disorders
• drug abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

GSM 900 MHz exposure

Experimental group

Description:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields exposure with GSM 900 MHz (2W/kg)

Treatment:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields

TETRA 400 MHz exposure

Experimental group

Description:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields: exposure with TETRA (6W/kg)

Treatment:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields

Sham exposure

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields: exposure with 0 W/kg

Treatment:

Radiation: Exposure with non-ionizing electromagnetic fields