Non-pharmaceutical Motion Sickness Mitigation

Mayo Clinic29 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is evaluate the effect of timing and magnitude on the administration of our nonpharmaceutical treatment to motion sickness, and to evaluate the effect of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVR) amplitude on functional fitness task performance.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Healthy

Interventions

Galvanic Vestibular StimulationDEVICE

Low electrical currents to the vestibular system, to induce the realistic sensation of motion (i.e., the g-forces that occur during flight) as well as null out motion perception.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 55 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be able to consent to participate themselves. * Must be able to attend in-person sessions at the Mayo Aerospace Medicine and Vestibular Research Laboratory in Scottsdale, AZ. * No racial ethnic groups will be excluded. * Must be fluent speakers of English. Exclusion Criteria: * History of vestibular disease, migraine, or significant balance disorder. * Traumatic brain injury. * Recent middle ear infection or recent motion sickness (within 72 hours). * History of severe motion sensitivity. * Women who are pregnant.

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Motion Perception

Motion Perception verbal report using a visual analog scale (1-100) will be recorded during the rotation of the chair (1=feeling no motion perception; 100=feeling the maximum motion perception)

Time frame: During the rotation of the chair, approximately 1 hr

Secondary Outcomes

Motion Sickness Questionnaire

subjective experiences of motion sickness in a scale of 0-10 (0=not at all; 10=most severe)

Time frame: During the rotation of the chair, approximately 1 hr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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