An interventional study of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment and Sham treatment in Motion Sickness, sponsored by United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-10.
Sponsored by United States Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Motion sickness directly impacts the readiness of the Army's aviation units. Severe motion sickness results in the dismissal of pilot and air crew candidates during initial training, while minor to moderate symptoms can be distracting during flight. The current medications on the market that target motion sickness symptoms are prohibited for use before flight. Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques are a low to no cost option, which lacks side effects, that allows Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine flight surgeons the opportunity to treat crew members without the use of pharmaceuticals. If effective, these techniques could be used to ensure aircrew readiness. Given the paucity of research on such a technique, a small, pilot study was conducted to demonstrate potential for such an approach.
50 studies on the registry are indexed under Motion Sickness; 9 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 12 is below the median of 59 across 44 interventional studies indexed under Motion Sickness.
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The sham maneuver treatment addressed soft tissue tension, restriction of motion, and tenderness of the lower thoracic and lumbar regions.
Other: Sham treatment
The sham maneuver treatment addressed soft tissue tension, restriction of motion, and tenderness of the cervical region (targeted anatomical structures).
Other: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
Targeted anatomical structures are Scalene Muscles (Anterior/Middle/Posterior), Sternocleidomastoid Muscles (SCM), Suboccipital region, Cervical Paraspinal Muscles, Levator Scapulae Muscles, Upper Thoracic Paraspinal Muscles, Upper Trapezius Muscles, Atlanto-occipital (OA), Atlanto-axial (AA), C2-C7 vertebrae, T1-T4 vertebrae, Rib 1 bilaterally. Techniques include Suboccipital Myofascial Release, Soft tissue inhibition, kneading stretching, Facilitated Positional Release, and muscle energy technique.
Targeted anatomical structures are Thoracic Paraspinal Muscles, Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles, Lower Trapezius Muscles, Sacrum, Supraspinatus, T5-T12, and Rib 2-12. Techniques include Soft tissue inhibition, Stretching, Kneading, counterstrain, Facilitated Positional Release, and muscle energy technique. L1-L5
Change in Motion sickness assessment questionnaire: gastrointestinal subscore from pre- to post-procedure
The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of the four dimensions of motion sickness: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related (Gianaros, et al., 2001). It includes 16 items and response format is a likert scale (1 to 9). The difference in scores from pre- to post-procedure were calculated.
Time frame: Administered immediately pre and post-procedure
Change in Motion sickness assessment questionnaire: central subscore from pre- to post-procedure
The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of the four dimensions of motion sickness: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related (Gianaros, et al., 2001). It includes 16 items and response format is a likert scale (1 to 9). The difference in scores from pre- to post-procedure were calculated.
Time frame: Administered immediately pre and post-procedure
Change in Motion sickness assessment questionnaire: peripheral subscore from pre- to post-procedure
The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of the four dimensions of motion sickness: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related (Gianaros, et al., 2001). It includes 16 items and response format is a likert scale (1 to 9). The difference in scores from pre- to post-procedure were calculated.
Time frame: Administered immediately pre and post-procedure
Change in Motion sickness assessment questionnaire: sopite-related subscore from pre- to post-procedure
The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of the four dimensions of motion sickness: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related (Gianaros, et al., 2001). It includes 16 items and response format is a likert scale (1 to 9). The difference in scores from pre- to post-procedure were calculated.
Time frame: Administered immediately pre and post-procedure
Change in Motion sickness assessment questionnaire: total subscore from pre- to post-procedure
The Motion Sickness Assessment Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure of the four dimensions of motion sickness: gastrointestinal, central, peripheral, and sopite-related (Gianaros, et al., 2001). It includes 16 items and response format is a likert scale (1 to 9). The difference in scores from pre- to post-procedure were calculated.
Time frame: Administered immediately pre and post-procedure
Heart rate variability
Heart rate was aggregated in 30-second intervals. Coefficients of variance were then calculated across the twenty 30-second intervals per participant.
Time frame: Measured throughout procedure (10 minutes total)
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Sep 2022 to primary completion in Sep 2022, 0 months.
Of 15 interventional studies with no phase under Motion Sickness, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 29. This study's 0 months is below that.
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