Assessing the health effects of six months of simulated wind farm infrasound: A community-based randomised controlled trial.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sleep disturbance; Wind Turbine Syndrome; Neurological - Studies of the normal brain and nervous system

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000027112
• Lead Sponsor: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-01-11
• Study Completion: 2019-04-09
• Last Update Posted: 18 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 or above
2. Noise sensitive individuals -defined as Weinstein’s Noise Sensitivity Scale (WNS) Score >58 (which was the median score in a reported study)
3. Normal hearing based on phone questionnaire
4. Regular sleep of minimum 5.5 hours / 24 hours for 7 days as demonstrated by 1 week of actigraphy
5. Fluent in English, to be able to answer computerised questionnaires and undergo neurocognitive assessments in English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Rotating shift worker
2. Planning to be away from home for more than a month during the study period
3. Major psychiatric disorders
4. Use of any hypnotic medications or other medications that interfere with sleep within the last month
5. Anyone in the household pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to during the study period
6. Children younger than 5 years of age living or regularly spending time in the home.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified