Self-reported sensitivity to radiofrequency fields Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Occupational exposure to risk-factors
Conditions
Interventions
Each participant will be exposed under double-blind conditions to three exposures in a randomised order: pulsed TETRA radiofrequency fields, unpulsed radiofrequency fields, sham exposure with no field
Sponsors
UK Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Two samples will be tested, consisting of 'sensitive' and 'control' police officers. 1. To be eligible for the sensitive group, an officer must report having often experienced negative symptoms that they attribute to acute exposure to a TETRA radio handset. 2. Only officers who never report such symptoms will be eligible for the 'control' group 2. All participants must be over 18
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy 2. Medical or psychiatric illness where current symptoms cannot be excluded 3. Current use of analgesics
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported symptom severity during exposure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of the two groups in terms of general health and autonomic nervous system function. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed