Seasickness Susceptability and Vestibular Time Constant

NCT ID: NCT05640258

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

67 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-18

Study Completion Date

2020-07-26

Brief Summary

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Participants were selected from the military navy crewmembers prior to commencing of active sailing.

A vestibular time constant was calculated based on velocity step testing on a rotatory chair at baseline, 3 months and 6 month following active sailing duty.

A seasickness questionnaire (WIKER) was completed during follow-up visits. study participants were divided to three groups based on WIKER score - susceptible , non-susceptible and habituating. Vestibular time constant was compared between study groups.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Seasickness

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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seasickness susceptibility and vestibular time constant

All study participants underwent rotatory chair testing in a velocity step protocol to determine the Vestibular time constant.

testing were preformed at baseline, before commencing active duty on a ship, 3 month and 6 month follow up after the beginning of active sailing.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

rotatory chair testing in a velocity step protocol.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Tc was evaluated by the rotational velocity step test using the OtoaccessTM interface (Interacoustics Nydiag 200, Middlefart, Denmark). Subjects were seated on the rotatory chair wearing videonystagmography goggles with their heads supported and tilted 30° forward, thus bringing the horizontal semicircular canals plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Standard videonystagmography techniques were employed to record eye-movements. Subsequent to eye movements' calibration, the chair was accelerated about the yaw axis at 30°/sec2 to a maximal velocity of 90°/sec, followed by rotation at a constant velocity. After 57 seconds of constant velocity rotation, the chair was decelerated to zero velocity at 30°/sec2. The described velocity step was conducted both clockwise and counter-clockwise, giving a total run time of 4 minutes.

Interventions

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rotatory chair testing in a velocity step protocol.

Tc was evaluated by the rotational velocity step test using the OtoaccessTM interface (Interacoustics Nydiag 200, Middlefart, Denmark). Subjects were seated on the rotatory chair wearing videonystagmography goggles with their heads supported and tilted 30° forward, thus bringing the horizontal semicircular canals plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Standard videonystagmography techniques were employed to record eye-movements. Subsequent to eye movements' calibration, the chair was accelerated about the yaw axis at 30°/sec2 to a maximal velocity of 90°/sec, followed by rotation at a constant velocity. After 57 seconds of constant velocity rotation, the chair was decelerated to zero velocity at 30°/sec2. The described velocity step was conducted both clockwise and counter-clockwise, giving a total run time of 4 minutes.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* healthy male Navy sailors in basic training

Exclusion Criteria

* History of hearing loss
* Otoscopic findings of ear pathology
* An implanted electrode
* A finding of vestibulopathy upon otoneurological examination -
* Discontinuation of active sailing for any reason during study follow-up
* Withdrawal of informed consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Israeli Naval Medical Institute

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

References

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Lagami D, Gutkovich YE, Jamison A, Fonar Y, Tal D. Seasickness susceptibility and the vestibular time constant: a prospective study. Exp Brain Res. 2024 Jan;242(1):267-274. doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06745-z. Epub 2023 Nov 28.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38015244 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IDF-1710-2016

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id