Broadband Sound and Sleep

Summary

Sound insulation of bedrooms is expensive and typically only granted to residents living close to the airport. We plan to investigate the effects of various aviation noises on sleep under controlled laboratory conditions and to investigate whether some of the sleep disturbing effects can be mitigated by introducing broadband noise into the bedroom or by wearing earplugs.

Conditions

• Noise Exposure

Interventions

OTHER

Aviation Noise Only (AN)

The aviation noise (AN) night will expose subjects to a pre-programmed recording of aviation noise and alerts during sleep from 2300-0700.

OTHER

Pink noise only, 50 dBA (BN50)

The BN50 night will consist of exposure to continuous pink noise throughout the sleep period at a level of 50 A-weighted decibels (dBA).

OTHER

Aviation Noise With Earplugs (AN+EP)

The AN + EP night will consist of the aviation noise (AN) exposure with the addition of wearing earplugs overnight.

OTHER

Aviation Noise With Pink Noise, 40 dBA (AN+BN40)

The AN + BN40 night will consist of the aviation noise (AN) exposure with the addition of continuous pink noise throughout the sleep period at a level of 40 dBA.

OTHER

Aviation Noise With Pink Noise, 50 dBA (AN+BN50)

The AN + BN50 night will consist of the aviation noise (AN) exposure with the addition of continuous pink noise throughout the sleep period at a level of 50 dBA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Civil Aerospace Medical Institute

  collaborator FED

• University of Pennsylvania

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mathias Basner, MD, PhD, MSc · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-31

Primary Completion

2024-06-17

Completion

2024-06-17

Countries

• United States

Study Locations