A field survey of windfarm and traffic noise effects on sleep (In-Home Study)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow frequency noise effects on sleep; Low frequency noise effects on sleep; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000010392
• Lead Sponsor: Flinders University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-01-04
• Study Completion: 2018-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 27

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age: >17 years.
2. Resident in a home in one of the selected survey areas according to overnight noise exposure type and level of complaints. The main aim of the field work is to target wind farm noise exposure communities to recruit:
- highest complaint quartile in wind farm exposure group (WFNQ1).
- lowest quartile complaints in the wind farm exposure group (WFNQ4)

As a secondary aim, we will select separate regionally targeted control groups to recruit participants from:
- traffic noise exposure groups (TNQ1)
- quiet rural exposure control group (CN).

Exclusion Criteria

Language difficulties that might preclude informed consent and study questionnaire completion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified