Plane noise keeping you up? science finally measures the real impact
NCT ID NCT05035940
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how noise from airplanes affects people's sleep. About 400 volunteers living near airports will wear a small device that tracks heart rate and movement for 5 nights, while a recorder captures indoor sounds. They will also fill out morning surveys about their sleep quality. The goal is to create a model that predicts how likely a person is to wake up based on the loudness of an aircraft flyover.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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401 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population is adult residents of U.S. households who are exposed to relevant levels of nighttime air traffic (both in terms of number and sound pressure level of events) in communities in proximity to an airport meeting the eligibility criteria for this study.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects must currently live in a residence exposed to relevant levels of nocturnal aircraft traffic and have received a recruitment survey in the mail. * Only one subject per household will be eligible, selected pseudo-randomly as the person in the household who most recently celebrated a birthday. * In order to be eligible to participate in the in-home study, participants must have completed and returned the recruitment postal survey that was sent to their residence. Exclusion Criteria: Survey respondents interested in participating in the in-home sleep study are ineligible to participate if they: * are less than 21 years of age; * have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 35 kg/m2 or less than 17 kg/m2; * have been diagnosed with a sleep disorder, including obstructive or central sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, or periodic limb movement syndrome; * frequently (3 or more times per week) use prescription or over the counter medication to aid sleep; * have a hearing impairment; * have a cardiac arrhythmia; * work night shifts (defined as working for at least 4 hours between 00:00 to 06:00); * have dependents that frequently require care during the night; * are pregnant; * previously participated in one of the pilot studies performed at Philadelphia airport or Atlanta airport; or * habitually use earplugs or play back sounds in the bedroom that could mask aircraft noise.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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