Electrophysiological Reactivity Due to Mobile Phone Radiation

Radiation Meter Controlled Electrophysiological Reactivity (EEG and ECG) Due to Mobile Phone Radiation.

The main objective of this study is to investigate whether radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation, induced by a dialing mobile phone placed on the body, causes a change in electrophysiology.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Subjects
• Intervention / Treatment: Radiation: a dialing smartphone will be placed on the chest and the ear

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to investigate whether placement of a 3G dialing mobile phone causes direct changes in EEG activity compared to the placement of a sham phone. Furthermore, it is investigated whether placement of the mobile phone on the ear or the heart results in different outcomes. The subjects are measured twice: on one of the two days the mobile phone is attached to the ear, the other day to the chest. In this single-blind, cross-over design, assessments in the sham phone conditions are conducted directly preceding and following the mobile phone exposure. During each assessment, EEG activity and radiofrequency radiation are recorded jointly. Delta, theta, alpha, slowbeta, fastbeta, and gamma activity are computed. The association between radiation exposure and the EEG is tested using multilevel random regression analyses with radiation as predictor of main interest.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 93
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Limburg
    • Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 6226 NB
      • Mondriaan, locatie Vijverdal, Maastricht University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• female aged between 18 - 30 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• cardiac or brain disorder
• pregnancy

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental: Mobile phone radiation; Dialing mobile phone placed against the ear/chest for a duration of 15 minutes, before and after 15 minutes sham phone will be placed against the ear/chest.	Radiation: a dialing smartphone will be placed on the chest and the ear

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Changes in EEG and ECG	during mobile phone exposure (immediately)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jim van Os, Maastricht University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 30, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 5, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): June 7, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 10, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2015
• Last Verified: April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: METC azM/UM NL44004.068.13