Effects of Infra- and Ultrasound on the Brain

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

63

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2018

Primary Completion Date

December 15, 2019

Study Completion Date

December 15, 2019

Conditions
Brain FunctionUltrasoundCognitive FunctionWell-beingDepressionSleep
Interventions
DEVICE

Infrasound (85 dB; 6Hz) source

the infrasound source will emit inaudible 6Hz sound for 8 consecutive hours during participant's night sleep, local sound pressure (at participants head) will be calibrated at 85 dB

DEVICE

Ultrasound (10dB below hearing threshold; 22.4 kHz) source

the ultrasound source will emit inaudible 22.4 kHz sound for 8 consecutive hours during night sleep

DEVICE

Infrasound dummy source

the infrasound dummy source looks exactly like the according verum infrasound source but produces absolutely no sound

DEVICE

Ultrasound dummy source

the ultrasound dummy source looks exactly like the according verum ultrasound source but produces absolutely no sound

Trial Locations (1)

20246

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Hamburg, Germany, Hamburg

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

European Union

OTHER

lead

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

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