Desensitization of motion sickness in military pilot students: clinical and fMRI outcomes
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- motion sickness.Motion sicknessT75.3
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190627044035N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
All pilot trainees with remained motion sickness symptoms ( diagnosed by flight surgeon) on three consecutive flights
Exclusion Criteria
Existence of any pathology of gastrointestinal, neurotologic, psychiatry or psychology
Possess any prohibition criteria for MRI, such as clastrophobia or any metal implant in body
No willingness to participate in study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Degree of activation of brain regions. Timepoint: one day before and after intervention period. Method of measurement: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Eye movement response parameters. Timepoint: up to one week before and after intervention period. Method of measurement: videonystagmography (VNG) and video head impulse test (vHIT).;Sensory adequacy and organization for postural control. Timepoint: up to one week before and after intervention period. Method of measurement: posturography.;Improvement in subjective sense of symptoms. Timepoint: up to one week before and after intervention period. Method of measurement: filling motion sickness assessment questionnaire (MSAQ) and misery scale (MISC) after coriolis stimulation on barany chair.;Functional improvement in real flight. Timepoint: up to two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: report by flight surgeon.