To develop a better way to administer anti-motion sickness medications using an intranasal nebulizer.
An aqueous scopolamine formulation is being administered via a nebulizer and the pharmacokinetics of the drug are being measured.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
14
Intranasal scopolamine at 0.2 mg or 0.4 mg
Intranasal saline placebo
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
Time to maximal concentration for scopolamine after intranasal administration (Tmax)
Plasma scopolamine concentrations will be measured using an liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC- MS) assay. Tmax is measured in minutes to reach the maximum concentration.
Time frame: Baseline, 180 minutes
Side effects of intranasal scopolamine, as measured through a questionnaire with a subjective rating scale
A questionnaire will be administered asking about the participant's side effect profile after taking intranasal scopolamine. The questionnaire will have a subjective rating scale of 0-10 on the potential scopolamine side effects expected
Time frame: 180 minutes
Effectiveness in reducing motion sickness as measured by duration of chair ride.
The degree of motion sickness will be assessed by measuring the total number of minutes the subject rides in the chair before stopping
Time frame: Baseline, end of chair ride (maximum of 20 minutes)
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