The Effect of White Noise In High Noise Environment

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Conditions studied: Insomnia

In brief

Many patients complain to clinicians that they have difficulty sleeping appears to be due to environmental noise. There is a common perception that acute noises are more troublesome than continuous noises in the effect on individual sleep quality. Therefore the goal is to use a Marpac white noise maker with a continuous noise to see its effect on individuals that have difficulty sleeping in a high noise environment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02647138

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

10

Starts

2015-12-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion criteria for each participant are as follows: Must be between 18 and 100 years old
• No significant psychiatric conditions based on the The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6.0 (MINI 6.0)
• Not currently using narcotics, psychotropic or hypnotic medications and willing to refrain from using these medications during the course of the study
• Limits caffeine consumption to less than or equal to 2 coffee servings, or equivalent per day before 12 noon
• Limits alcohol intake to 7-drinks per week and less than or equal to 1 drinks on any one night
• Must adjust alcohol consumption to 7-drinks per week and less than or equal to 1 drink on any one night for at least two weeks before study begins, and must not consume alcohol later than 8pm
• Naps less than or equal to 1-hour per week according to subjective report
• For at least 3 times a week a minimum of 30 minute sleep latency or 30 minutes of total nighttime awakening due to subjective elevated noise.

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion criteria for each participant are as follows: Younger than 18 years old or older than 100 years old
• Significant psychiatric conditions based on the The Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview 6.0 (MINI 6.0)
• Currently using narcotics, psychotropic or hypnotic medications and not willing to refrain from using these medications during the course of the study
• Does not limit caffeine consumption to less than or equal to 2 coffee servings, or equivalent per day
• Does not limit alcohol intake to 7-drinks per week and less than or equal to 1 drinks on any one night , consumes alcohol later than 8pm
• Naps more than 1-hour per week according to subjective report
• Not at least 3 times a week at least 30 minute sleep latency or not 30 minutes of total nighttime awakening due to subjective elevated noise

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College Center for Sleep — New York, New York, United States

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