Only healthy participants are included. No health conditions or problems are studied.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: All participants are exposed with the same field strenghts in randomized order. They are asked to report whether they perceive an electric field or not. Using a repeated measurement design, D
Sponsors
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fifty participants aged between 20 and 79 with the ability to detect very low hybrid electric fields, which was tested in previous investigations. Thirty participants aged between 18 and 35 without any prior experience with the perception of electric fields.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are pregnancy, self-reported electrosensitivity, electronic implants or indelible piercings, skin diseases, as well as psychiatric or neurological disorders, medication or drug abuse and claustrophobia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The study aims to investigate the perception thresholds of AC, DC, and hybrid electric fields. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate underlying mechanisms, the length, thickness, and moisture of body hair are determined. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactArbeitsmedizinische Ambulanz
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Outcome results
None listed