Study type:
Medical/biological study
(experimental study)
Resting blood pressure increase during exposure to a radio-frequency electromagnetic field
med./bio.
By:
Braune S, Wrocklage C, Raczek J, Gailus T, Lucking CH
Published in: Lancet 1998; 351 (9119): 1857-1858
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Background/further details
Each of ten subjects underwent the same protocol five times on different days.
Endpoint
Exposure
Exposure
Parameters
Exposure 1:
900 MHz
Exposure duration:
continuous for 35 min
Frequency
900 MHz
Type
Exposure duration
continuous for 35 min
Modulation type
pulsed
Repetition frequency
217 Hz
Exposure source
Setup
The mobile phone was fixed in a typical position on the right side of the head and operated by remote control so that the subjects did not know its status.
Sham exposure
A sham exposure was conducted.
Additional info
The protocol was a fixed sequence of sham and EMF exposures . The subjects , however, expected a random sequence.
Measurand
Value
Type
Method
Mass
Remarks
power
2 W
unspecified
unspecified
-
-
Extended view
Compact view
Exposed system:
human partial body: head (right side)
Methods
Endpoint/measurement parameters/methodology
Investigated system:
Investigated organ system:
Time of investigation:
before exposure
during exposure
after exposure
Main outcome of study (acc. to author)
Study funded by
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