USDOE Human Subjects Research Database, fiscal year 1995

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Project Identifier: ORNL-95-45

Project Title:

Physiological Responses to Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) in Humans

Principle Investigator: Dr. Paul C. Gailey

Project started in: 1995

Fiscal Year 1995 Funding for Research on Human Subjects:

Project Funding Information:
Project received funding in Fiscal Year 1995.
Project used human subjects in Fiscal Year 1995.

Funding Sources:

DOE: Environmental Management

Amount: $400,000 (Est.)

Information on Use of Human Subjects:

Project does not involve use of multiple protocols/subprojects.

IRB Review:
Type of Review: Full Board
Most Recent Approval: August 03, 1995

Number of Human Subjects in the Last Reporting Period for this Project: 45
(Reporting periods vary.)

Type of Human Subjects Involvement:

Environmental/Human Habitat Studies:

Use of human subjects for environmental studies (e.g., weatherization, energy-efficiency, lighting studies).

(a. Objectives, b. Methodology, c. Ionizing Radiation, Radioactive Substances, or Chemical Substances to which human subjects are exposed, d. Involvement of Human Subjects [d.1. procedures used, d.2. risks if any])

a. To contribute information to a larger, national EMF research program to determine whether magnetic field exposures produce any measurable effects in humans.

b. Human volunteers are briefly exposed to controlled 60 hertz (Hz) magnetic fields while electroencephalogram (EEG) and other performance measures are recorded.

c. None.

d1. Participants carry out simple performance tests for a 45 minute period. During one-half of the 45 minute period, the subjects are exposed to a 200 milligauss (mG) magnetic field.

d2. There are no known risks from these environmental levels of 60 Hz magnetic fields.