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Influence of air traffic noise on sleep and cognitive performance in children

Influence of air traffic noise on sleep and cognitive performance in children - Midas

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00011368
Enrollment
50
Registered
2016-11-23
Start date
2016-07-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

sleep performacne

Interventions

Group 1: Inside the children's rooms at home (all living near to the airport) acoustic parameters and sound are recorded time synchronized with polysomnograhy for 4 consecutive nights. Each following

Sponsors

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin, Abteilung für Flugphysiologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: normal hearing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Duration of residency at home < 1year; medication which influences research parameters; every other condition which, according to the medical doctors involved, makes someone unsuited for participating in the study; high background noise at home which could mask the noise of a single aircraft

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation between noise and sleep of the children during the night: Sound and polysomnography are recorded time synchronized for 4 consecutive nights. The aim is to look for a correlation between single noise events and awakenings or changes in sleep stage.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Questionnaire and computer test each morning following a measuring night: The questionnaires (subjective sleep quality) and the computer tests for cognitive performance (reaktion time an distractibility) are compared to polysomnographia.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Putzke

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin, Abteilung für Flugphysiologie

matthias.putzke@dlr.de02203-601-3833

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026