Questionnaire Survey of the Combined Effect of Road Traffic and Aircraft Noise on Long-term Annoyance of Residents

Questionnaire Survey of the Combined Effect of Road Traffic and Aircraft Noise on Long-term Annoyance of Residents - VEU II - Postwurfaktion

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012921

Enrollment

800

Registered

2018-03-28

Start date

2018-07-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Long-term annoyance due to road traffic and aircraft noise

Interventions

Group 1: In this questionnaire survey residents in Cologne and vicinity are asked about their annoyance due to road traffic and aircraft noise as well as their activity disturbance due to aircraft and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: minimum age 18 years, male or female, living in selected areas in Cologne and vicinity, a signed informed consent about participation and data protection

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: younger than 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The evaluation of the noise impact is based on questionnaires, which are sent via mail to selected areas in Cologne and vicinity. The survey will take place from mid-April to July 2018. To relate the questionnaire data to the noise exposure in situ, precise noise calculations for the participating addresses are generated by Soundplan. The empirical questionnaire and traffic noise data are used to estimate direction as well as strength of the relationships by structural equation analysis and to compare these relationships with the a priori designed and theoretically based model. Thereby, three structural equation models are calculated with the dominant (road traffic or aircraft noise) and the combined noise effect. The purpose of the study is to achieve more than 78 % variance explanation in long-term noise annoyance.	—

Measure

Time frame

The evaluation of the noise impact is based on questionnaires, which are sent via mail to selected areas in Cologne and vicinity. The survey will take place from mid-April to July 2018. To relate the questionnaire data to the noise exposure in situ, precise noise calculations for the participating addresses are generated by Soundplan. The empirical questionnaire and traffic noise data are used to estimate direction as well as strength of the relationships by structural equation analysis and to compare these relationships with the a priori designed and theoretically based model. Thereby, three structural equation models are calculated with the dominant (road traffic or aircraft noise) and the combined noise effect. The purpose of the study is to achieve more than 78 % variance explanation in long-term noise annoyance.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Furthermore exposure-response curves for the noise exposure and long-term annoyance are derived. Therefore, the exposure due to the dominant noise source (road traffic or aircraft noise) and the combination of both is taking into account.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSarah Weidenfeld

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V., Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtmedizin, Abteilung Schlaf und Humanfaktoren

probanden-veu@dlr.de02203/601-3989

Outcome results

None listed

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