The Social Gradient of Urban Noise Pollution and Its Effect on Pediatric and Adult Health
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary Endpoint
- Environmental noise measurement of 24 Philadelphia neighborhoods using outdoor remote monitoring via International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators pilot test an intervention to understand the spatial-temporal distribution of aggregated environmental noise exposure in Philadelphia and its impact on health.
Detailed Description
Noise pollution - sound created by human activities considered harmful to health - represents an oft- cited public concern, yet has taken a back seat to other environmental hazards. A limited number of observational studies demonstrate that chronic environmental noise exposure is associated with poor outcomes in adults and children, including cardiovascular disease, poor mental health, impaired sleep, and reduced cognitive performance in children. Further investigation and direct measurement at a community-level is needed to not only better understand the spatial-temporal distribution of aggregated environmental noise exposure and its impact on health, but also to lay the groundwork to develop and evaluate needed noise-reducing interventions.
The broad objective of this pilot proposal is to examine the social gradient of noise at a micro-spatial level in Philadelphia and evaluate its impact on the health of pediatric and adult local residents. Our multi-disciplinary team uniquely combines emerging digital and remote-sensing technologies, and expertise in place- based interventions to achieve the following specific aims: (AIM 1) Document the spatial-temporal distribution of environmental noise exposure across 24 Philadelphia neighborhoods with low, medium, and high socioeconomic status (SES), and (AIM 2) Explore the feasibility of evaluating the relationship between noise exposure and biometric health data - including sleep quality, cardiovascular metrics, and neurobehavioral profiles in pediatric and adult participants.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 11 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Residents living within 0.25 miles of the location of an external sound device
- •Adults 18 years and older
- •Children between 11-17 years of age
- •Able to understand and respond to an oral interview in English
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unwilling to wear an Actigraphy device
- •Adults unwilling to take blood pressure
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Environmental noise measurement of 24 Philadelphia neighborhoods using outdoor remote monitoring via International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
Time Frame: 30 days
Environmental noise will be directly measured using outdoor remote monitoring via International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Class I portable sound level meter systems, which will allow for collection of comprehensive measurements (i.e. every second) over space and time. Noise will be measured for 30 days each at 24 sites, 8 each in low, medium, and high socioeconomic neighborhoods.
Measures of feasibility
Time Frame: 14 days
Feasibility will be measured by the amount of usable remote biometric data collected.
Measures of acceptability
Time Frame: 14 days
To measure acceptability, qualitative interviews will be conducted to provide insight on participants' experience with Actigraphy devices and sound devices in the home.
Secondary Outcomes
- Neurobehavioral measures (pediatric): BRIEF-II(14 days)
- Neurobehavioral measures (pediatric): CBCL(14 days)
- Sleep duration using an Actigraphy device (adults and pediatric)(14 days)
- Sleep quality using an Actigraphy device (adults and pediatric)(14 days)
- Cardiovascular health (adults only)(14 days)
- Neurobehavioral measures (adults): BRIEF-A(14 days)
- Neurobehavioral measures (adults): ABCL(14 days)