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Noise ExposureNCT05319262

Metabolic and Cognitive Consequences of Noise-induced Sleep Disturbance

A study testing Pink noise exposure and Traffic noise in people with Noise Exposure and Sleep Disturbance, run by Göteborg University at 1 site in Sweden.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will investigate the biological mechanisms linking sleep disruption by noise and the development of disease. In a laboratory sleep study, we will play traffic sounds of different types (road, rail and air) and noise levels during the night. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 30 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Noise Exposure, Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Hygiene
What is being tested?
Pink noise exposure and Traffic noise
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
12 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
24 Apr 2022to 3 Jun 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 30 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1) live in or around the city of Gothenburg area (Sweden)

Who cannot join

  • aged <18 or >30 years;
  • habitual sleep and wake timings more than ±1 hour different from the study sleep times (i.e. habitual sleep time should be 22:00-00:00 and habitual wake time should be 06:00-08:00);
  • BMI>25 kg/m2;
  • regular sleep medication use (prescribed or "over-the-counter");
  • poor hearing acuity (measured during screening via pure tone audiometry);
  • diagnosed with sleep disorders;
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  • indications of sleep apnea on the STOP-BANG questionnaire;
  • shift work;
  • smoking, vaping, snus, or other nicotine use;
  • pre-existing use of "white noise machines" as a sleep aid.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 42650

Other trials in Sweden

About this study

This study will investigate the biological mechanisms linking sleep disruption by noise and the development of disease. In a laboratory sleep study, we will play traffic sounds of different types (road, rail and air) and noise levels during the night. We will also have nights with sound from so-called "white noise machines". These generate a low-level and continuous noise that may improve sleep by "masking" the traffic noises that would otherwise disturb sleep. We will also measure objective sleep quality and quantity, cognitive performance across multiple domains, self-reported sleep and wellbeing outcomes, and blood samples. Blood samples will be analysed to identify metabolic changes in different nights. Identifying biomarkers that are impacted by sleep fragmentation will establish the currently unclear pathways by which chronic noise exposure at night can lead to the development of diseases in the long term, especially cardiometabolic disorders.

Read the detailed description

The experimental sleep study has the overarching goal of deepening our understanding of experimentally-induced disruption of sleep and changes in metabolic and cognitive function, and to determine the efficacy of a potential non-pharmacological intervention to promote sleep. To this end, the study will address the following independent aims:

Aim 1: Determine associations between novel physiologic markers of sleep and metabolic and cognitive function. We will measure the sleep of healthy volunteers using novel and classical indictors of sleep architecture. Each morning we will obtain blood samples for metabolomics analysis and administer a neurocognitive test battery.

Aim 2: Determine the biological and neurobehavioral consequences of noise-disrupted sleep. We will compare effects on sleep, metabolomics and cognitive function between quiet nights and nights with traffic noise.

Aim 3: Evaluate the effects of continuous pink noise throughout the night. Sub-aim 1: To determine if continuous noise (pink noise) per se improves or disturbs sleep, we will investigate changes in novel and classical indictors of sleep architecture and disturbance induced by pink noise relative to quiet baseline nights. Sub-aim 2: To determine if pink noise reduces sleep disturbance by traffic noise, we will investigate changes in sleep fragmentation and continuity, and cortical and autonomic arousal, from nights with both traffic noise and pink noise compared to nights with traffic noise only.

The study will be conducted at in the University of Gothenburg sound environment laboratory (SEL). The SEL is a high fidelity research laboratory equipped to simulate a typical apartment, including three individually light-, sound- and vibration-isolated private bedrooms. Ceiling mounted speakers in each room allow us to create a realistic acoustic environment by transmitting sound exposures from the control room to each bedroom individually.

This study has a prospective within-subjects cross-over design. Participants (N=12) will each spend five consecutive nights in the SEL with a sleep opportunity between 23:00-07:00. Daytime sleep will be prohibited, confirmed with measures of daytime activity via wrist actigraphy monitors worn continuously throughout the study. Three subjects will take part concurrently, in separate bedrooms. The first night is a habituation period to the study protocol and for familiarisation with the test procedures. Study nights 2-5 are the experimental nights and will be randomly assigned across participants using a Latin square design to avoid first-order carryover effects. Each subject will be exposed to one night of each of the following:

Quiet night: No noise will be played, serving as a control night to assess individual baseline sleep, metabolic profile, and cognitive performance; Traffic noise night to determine consequences of noise-disrupted sleep; Pink noise night: To determine impact of continuous pink noise on sleep; Traffic + pink noise night: simultaneous traffic and pink noise at the same sound pressure levels as in the traffic-only and pink noise-only nights, to determine sleep-protecting effects of pink noise in the face of traffic noise.

Each night we will record physiologic sleep with polysomnography (PSG) and cardiac activity with electrocardiography (ECG). Each study morning, subjects will provide a 2ml blood sample, complete cognitive testing and answer questionnaires and will depart the SEL to follow their normal daytime routine. They will return to the SEL at 20:00 each evening to prepare for sleep measurements. Caffeine will be prohibited after 15:00 and alcohol will be prohibited at all times. Because sound-induced auditory fatigue may be affected by noise exposure during participant's normal routines,60 they will wear a noise dosimeter during the week of the study to record their daytime noise exposure. Because extreme and/or variable dietary behaviour can affect the metabolome/lipoprotein profile, participants will be given guidance that they should eat a similar evening meal on each day of the laboratory study, confirmed with a food diary, The actual meal itself can be different for different study participants, because the study has a within-subjects design.

Sleep will be recorded with ambulatory polysomnography (PSG) and cardiac activity with electrocardiography (ECG) and finger pulse photoplethysmogram. Data are recorded offline onto the sleep recorder, and will be downloaded and checked every study morning to ensure data quality. In addition to traditional sleep analysis performed by the research group at the University of Gothenburg, raw PSG data will be used to calculate the Odds Ratio Project, a novel metric of sleep depth and stability.

Each study morning subjects will provide a 2 ml blood sample for plasma metabolomics analysis. To ensure reliable data, blood samples will be taken at the same time every day to mitigate circadian effects, before eating or drinking anything except water, and each sample will be handled in the same way i.e. centrifuged, aliquoted and stored in -80C freezers. Subjects will eat the same food each study evening to mitigate within-subject dietary effects on the blood metabolome.

Each morning, subjects will complete a computerised cognitive test battery taking approximately 20 minutes, that includes 10 tests across a range of cognitive domains (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance). Cognition data will be analysed to determine key measures of cognitive speed and accuracy, adjusting for practice effects and the difficulty of the stimulus set.

Subjects will complete a battery of one-time validated questionnaires to measure their general health (SF-36), chronotype, noise sensitivity, habitual sleep quality, environmental sensitivity, and annoyance and sleep disturbance by noise. Subjects will also answer a questionnaire each study evening and morning, involving questions on sleepiness (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale), auditory fatigue, sleep disturbance by noise, and validated sleep and disturbance questions.

Subjects will wear a noise dosimeter during the week of the study to record their daytime noise exposure (sound pressure level only, no actual sound recordings).

Participants will wear a wrist actigraphy monitor continuously throughout the study period, and also for the week before the study, to confirm habitual sleep-wake times and to measure physical activity levels.

Being tested
Pink noise exposure, Traffic noise
Keywords
neurobehavioral performance, white noise, auditory fatigue, polysomnography, metabolomics
Medical subject headings
Parasomnias, Sleep Hygiene

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Pink noise exposureRadiation

    Continuous pink noise sound exposure at 45 dBA, throughout the whole night

  • Traffic noiseRadiation

    120 traffic noise events (40 each of road, rail and aircraft), introduced at maximum sound pressure levels ranging between 45-65 dB LAS.max.

Study groups in NCT05319262
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ControlNo interventionSingle study night with no noise exposure, to determine normal baseline sleep
Traffic noiseExperimentalSingle study night with traffic noise events, to determine consequences of sleep disturbance by traffic noise
Receives: Radiation: Traffic noise
Pink noiseExperimentalSingle study night to measure the effects of a non-pharmacological intervention to promote sleep, pink noise.
Receives: Radiation: Pink noise exposure
Traffic noise + pink noiseExperimentalSingle study night with concurrent traffic noise events and continuous pink noise sound exposure. Night is used to determine attenuation of sleep disturbance by traffic noise due to introduction of pink noise.
Receives: Radiation: Pink noise exposure; Radiation: Traffic noise

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Metabolomics and lipids

    Concentrations of 41 metabolites, including amino acids, amines, alcohols, carboxylic acids, choline, keto acids, sugars, and sulfones. Lipoprotein profile, including concentrations of triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids, and apolipoproteins.

    Measured: On each of the five study mornings

  2. Baseline total sleep time

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  3. Total sleep time during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the traffic noise night

  4. Total sleep time during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the pink noise night

  5. Total sleep time during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  6. Total amount of baseline N1 sleep

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  7. Total amount of baseline N2 sleep

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  8. Total amount of baseline N3 sleep

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  9. Total amount of baseline rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  10. Total amount of N1 sleep during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the traffic noise night

  11. Total amount of N2 sleep during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the traffic noise night

  12. Total amount of N3 sleep during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the traffic noise night

  13. Total amount of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the traffic noise night

  14. Total amount of N1 sleep during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the pink noise night

  15. Total amount of N2 sleep during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the pink noise night

  16. Total amount of N3 sleep during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the pink noise night

  17. Total amount of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the pink noise night

  18. Total amount of N1 sleep during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  19. Total amount of N2 sleep during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  20. Total amount of N3 sleep during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  21. Total amount of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  22. Baseline wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO)

    Total number of minutes awake during the night after the first appearance of sleep of any stage. Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  23. Wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Total number of minutes awake during the night after the first appearance of sleep of any stage. Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  24. Wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) during exposure to pink noise

    Total number of minutes awake during the night after the first appearance of sleep of any stage. Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  25. Wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Total number of minutes awake during the night after the first appearance of sleep of any stage. Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  26. Baseline number of awakenings

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Control night

  27. Number of awakenings during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  28. Number of awakenings during exposure to pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  29. Number of awakenings during exposure to traffic noise + pink noise

    Measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  30. Baseline sleep onset latency (SOL)

    Defined as the time from lights out to the first epoch of sleep measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Control night

  31. Sleep onset latency (SOL) during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Defined as the time from lights out to the first epoch of sleep measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  32. Sleep onset latency (SOL) during exposure to pink noise

    Defined as the time from lights out to the first epoch of sleep measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  33. Sleep onset latency (SOL) during exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Defined as the time from lights out to the first epoch of sleep measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + Pink noise night

  34. Baseline sleep efficiency

    Defined as the percentage of time in bed spent in a non-wake sleep stage, measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Control night

  35. Sleep efficiency during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Defined as the percentage of time in bed spent in a non-wake sleep stage, measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  36. Sleep efficiency during exposure to pink noise

    Defined as the percentage of time in bed spent in a non-wake sleep stage, measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  37. Sleep efficiency during exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Defined as the percentage of time in bed spent in a non-wake sleep stage, measured via polysomnography/EEG, scored according to American Academy of Sleep Medicine guidelines.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  38. Baseline sleep depth assessed using the odds ratio product (ORP)

    Average ORP over the full night, from 0 (never occurs during wake) to 2.5 (only occurs during wake). Derived via polysomnography/EEG measurements.

    Measured: During the Control night

  39. Sleep depth assessed using the odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Average ORP over the full night, from 0 (never occurs during wake) to 2.5 (only occurs during wake). Derived via polysomnography/EEG measurements.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  40. Sleep depth assessed using the odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to pink noise

    Average ORP over the full night, from 0 (never occurs during wake) to 2.5 (only occurs during wake). Derived via polysomnography/EEG measurements.

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  41. Sleep depth assessed using the odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to traffic noise and pink noise

    Average ORP over the full night, from 0 (never occurs during wake) to 2.5 (only occurs during wake). Derived via polysomnography/EEG measurements.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  42. Spontaneous maximal change of odds ratio product (ORP)

    Primary measure of acute sleep disruption by noise, calculated as the difference between the ORP in the 30s prior to noise onset and the maximum ORP during traffic noise. Averaged over 120 sham noise events during the night.

    Measured: During the Control night

  43. Maximal change of odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to traffic noise events

    Primary measure of acute sleep disruption by noise, calculated as the difference between the ORP in the 30s prior to noise onset and the maximum ORP during traffic noise. Averaged over all 120 noise events during the night.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise night

  44. Maximal change of odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to traffic noise events

    Primary measure of acute sleep disruption by noise, calculated as the difference between the ORP in the 30s prior to noise onset and the maximum ORP during traffic noise. Averaged over all 120 noise events during the night.

    Measured: During the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  45. Spontaneous change of odds ratio product (ORP) during exposure to pink noise

    Primary measure of acute sleep disruption by noise, calculated as the difference between the ORP in the 30s prior to noise onset and the maximum ORP during traffic noise. Averaged over 120 sham noise events during the night.

    Measured: During the Pink noise night

  46. Baseline morning neurobehavioural speed

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  47. Morning neurobehavioural speed after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  48. Morning neurobehavioural speed after exposure to pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  49. Morning neurobehavioural speed after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  50. Baseline morning neurobehavioural accuracy

    Average of one key accuracy indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  51. Morning neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Average of one key accuracy indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  52. Morning neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to pink noise

    Average of one key accuracy indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  53. Morning neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Average of one key accuracy indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  54. Baseline evening neurobehavioural speed

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Control night

  55. Evening neurobehavioural speed after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Traffic noise night

  56. Evening neurobehavioural speed after exposure to pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Pink noise night

  57. Evening neurobehavioural speed after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 10 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, balloon analog risk, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  58. Baseline evening neurobehavioural accuracy

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Control night

  59. Evening neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Traffic noise night

  60. Evening neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Pink noise night

  61. Evening neurobehavioural accuracy after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Average of one key speed indicator from each of 9 cognitive tests (motor praxis, visual object learning, fractal 2-back, abstract matching, line orientation, emotion recognition, matrix reasoning, digit symbol substitution, psychomotor vigilance)

    Measured: In the evening of the day following the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  62. Baseline Ethanol concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  63. Baseline Trimethylamine-N-oxide concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  64. Baseline 2-Aminobutyric acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  65. Baseline Alanine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  66. Baseline Asparagine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  67. Baseline Creatine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  68. Baseline Creatinine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  69. Baseline Glutamic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  70. Baseline Glutamine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  71. Baseline Glycine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  72. Baseline Histidine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  73. Baseline Isoleucine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  74. Baseline Leucine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  75. Baseline Lysine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  76. Baseline Methionine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  77. Baseline N,N-Dimethylglycine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  78. Baseline Ornithine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  79. Baseline Phenylalanine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  80. Baseline Proline concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  81. Baseline Sarcosine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  82. Baseline Threonine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  83. Baseline Tyrosine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  84. Baseline Valine concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  85. Baseline 2-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  86. Baseline Acetic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  87. Baseline Citric acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  88. Baseline Formic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  89. Baseline Lactic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  90. Baseline Succinic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  91. Baseline Choline concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  92. Baseline 2-Oxoglutaric acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  93. Baseline 3-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  94. Baseline Acetoacetic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  95. Baseline Acetone concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  96. Baseline Pyruvic acid concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  97. Baseline D-Galactose concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  98. Baseline Glucose concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  99. Baseline Glycerol concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  100. Baseline Dimethylsulfone concentration (mmol/L)

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Control night

  101. Ethanol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  102. Trimethylamine-N-oxide concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  103. 2-Aminobutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  104. Alanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  105. Asparagine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  106. Creatine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  107. Creatinine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  108. Glutamic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  109. Glutamine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  110. Glycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  111. Histidine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  112. Isoleucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  113. Leucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  114. Lysine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  115. Methionine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  116. N,N-Dimethylglycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  117. Ornithine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  118. Phenylalanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  119. Proline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  120. Sarcosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  121. Threonine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  122. Tyrosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  123. Valine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  124. 2-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  125. Acetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  126. Citric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  127. Formic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  128. Lactic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  129. Succinic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  130. Choline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  131. 2-Oxoglutaric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  132. 3-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  133. Acetoacetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  134. Acetone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  135. Pyruvic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  136. D-Galactose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  137. Glucose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  138. Glycerol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  139. Dimethylsulfone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise night

  140. Ethanol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  141. Trimethylamine-N-oxide concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  142. 2-Aminobutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  143. Alanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  144. Asparagine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  145. Creatine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  146. Creatinine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  147. Glutamic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  148. Glutamine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  149. Glycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  150. Histidine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  151. Isoleucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  152. Leucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  153. Lysine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  154. Methionine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  155. N,N-Dimethylglycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  156. Ornithine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  157. Phenylalanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  158. Proline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  159. Sarcosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  160. Threonine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  161. Tyrosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  162. Valine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  163. 2-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  164. Acetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  165. Citric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  166. Formic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  167. Lactic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  168. Succinic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  169. Choline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  170. 2-Oxoglutaric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  171. 3-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  172. Acetoacetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  173. Acetone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  174. Pyruvic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  175. D-Galactose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  176. Glucose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  177. Glycerol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  178. Dimethylsulfone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Pink noise night

  179. Ethanol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  180. Trimethylamine-N-oxide concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  181. 2-Aminobutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  182. Alanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  183. Asparagine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  184. Creatine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  185. Creatinine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  186. Glutamic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  187. Glutamine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  188. Glycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  189. Histidine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  190. Isoleucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  191. Leucine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  192. Lysine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  193. Methionine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  194. N,N-Dimethylglycine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  195. Ornithine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  196. Phenylalanine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  197. Proline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  198. Sarcosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  199. Threonine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  200. Tyrosine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  201. Valine concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  202. 2-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  203. Acetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  204. Citric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  205. Formic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  206. Lactic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  207. Succinic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  208. Choline concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  209. 2-Oxoglutaric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  210. 3-Hydroxybutyric acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  211. Acetoacetic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  212. Acetone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  213. Pyruvic acid concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  214. D-Galactose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  215. Glucose concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  216. Glycerol concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

  217. Dimethylsulfone concentration (mmol/L) after exposure to nocturnal traffic and pink noise

    Determined from NMR analysis of blood plasma

    Measured: In the morning immediately after the Traffic noise + pink noise night

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Cardiovascular activation in response to noise

    Change in heart rate (ECG)

    Measured: Event-related, occurring within the time window of each discrete noise event, during each of the five study nights (23:00 to 07:00)

  2. Evening subjective sleepiness, assessed using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale

    The scale is a 9-level verbal scale from 1 - "Extremely alert" (best outcome) to 9 - "Very sleepy. great effort to keep alert, fighting sleep" (worst outcome)

    Measured: Every study evening

  3. Morning subjective sleepiness, assessed using the Karolinska Sleepiness Scale

    The scale is a 9-level verbal scale from 1 - "Extremely alert" (best outcome) to 9 - "Very sleepy. great effort to keep alert, fighting sleep" (worst outcome)

    Measured: Every study morning

  4. Evening auditory fatigue

    Perceived auditory fatigue, self-reported on a 5-point verbal scale, from 1 - "Not at all" (best outcome) to 5 - "Extremely" (worst outcome)

    Measured: Every study evening

  5. Morning auditory fatigue

    Perceived auditory fatigue, self-reported on a 5-point verbal scale, from 1 - "Not at all" (best outcome) to 5 - "Extremely" (worst outcome)

    Measured: Every study morning

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Apr 2022
  2. Study start24 Apr 2022
  3. Primary completion3 Jun 2022
  4. Study completion3 Jun 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Model description
All participants will be exposed to each of the different noise exposure conditions. Each study night is treated as a separate arm of the crossover study. The order of the noise exposure conditions will be be randomly assigned across participants using a Latin square design to avoid first-order carryover effects. Each subject will be exposed to one night of each of the following: Quiet night: No noise will be played, serving as a control night to assess individual baseline sleep, metabolic profile, and cognitive performance; Traffic noise night to determine consequences of noise-disrupted sleep; Pink noise night: To determine impact of continuous pink noise on sleep; Traffic + pink noise night: simultaneous traffic and pink noise at the same sound pressure levels as in the traffic-only and pink noise-only nights, to determine sleep-protecting effects of pink noise in the face of traffic noise.
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
12 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05319262
Sponsor's protocol ID
234826201
Status last verified
Jun 2022
First submitted
9 Mar 2022
Last updated
22 Jun 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Vincens N, Nause A, Basner M, Fredriksson S, Malmodin D, Bay Nord A, Persson Waye K, Younes M, Zou D, Smith MG. Pink noise reduces impact of traffic noise on sleep and the blood metabolome: a cross-over pilot study. Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Jan 10;6(1):114. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01380-5.

    PubMed 41513961

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Pink noise exposure and Traffic noise in people with Noise Exposure and Sleep Disturbance, run by Göteborg University at 1 site in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Jun 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Metabolomics and lipids (time frame: On each of the five study mornings). The study lists 217 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05319262, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Jun 2022.

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