Human perception thresholds and underlying mechanisms in static and low-frequency electric fields
- Conditions
- Only healthy participants are included.No health conditions or problems are studied.
- Registration Number
- DRKS00027400
- Lead Sponsor
- niklinik RWTH Aachen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Fifty participants aged between 20 and 79 with the ability to detect very low hybrid electric fields, which was tested in previous investigations.
Thirty participants aged between 18 and 35 without any prior experience with the perception of electric fields.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria are pregnancy, self-reported electrosensitivity, electronic implants or indelible piercings, skin diseases, as well as psychiatric or neurological disorders, medication or drug abuse and claustrophobia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The study aims to investigate the perception thresholds of AC, DC, and hybrid electric fields.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To investigate underlying mechanisms, the length, thickness, and moisture of body hair are determined.