Mobile Phone Radiation and Brain Rhythm in Epileptic Patients

NCT ID: NCT02854384

Last Updated: 2016-08-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-09-30

Brief Summary

This work is intended to assess the effect of -30 minutes- exposure to mobile-phone on the functions of the central nervous system (CNS) in epileptic patients.

Detailed Description

This work shows the effect of the 30 minutes mobile waves' radiation over the normal person brain activity (EEG) and cognition (P300) together with the effect over the unstable brain of the epileptic patients. Exposure to mobile-phone radiation has been reported to increase the spectral power of electroencephalograms (EEGs), particularly in the alpha band, during both the waking and sleeping states. The tendency toward electrical instability of the neural networks of epileptic patients suggests that these individuals may be especially sensitive to electromagnetic fields espcially mobile-phone radiation (MPR). The short-term effects of exposure to electromagnetic (EM) fields on a number of cognitive variables such as memory, attention and speed of decision-making could be assedsed by P 300 latency and amplitude.

Conditions

Epilepsy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: CASE_CONTROL
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Epilepsy Patients

males and females whose age more than 18 years, diagnosed with epilepsy, regardless of whether symptomatic,idiopathic ,focal or generalized

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy Control

males and females whose age more than 18 years

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Both sexes
• Above 18 years
• Epileptic patients (regardless of whether symptomatic, idiopathic, focal or generalized)

Exclusion Criteria

• Age less than 18 years
• Chronic medical condition
• Epileptic fit in the last 48 hours

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kasr El Aini Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Noha El Sawy

Assistant Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

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