StableEyes With Active Neurophysiological Feedback for Motion Sickness and Vestibular Rehabilitation

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating a self-administered rehabilitation tool designed to help reduce motion sickness and improve balance recovery after centrifugation or surgery affecting the vestibular nerve. This study involves people with vestibular disorders, including those who have had unilateral vestibular schwannoma surgery, as well as healthy individuals with characteristics similar to astronauts. The goal is to assess how guided head movements affect symptoms and recovery. Participants use a device called SWAN that guides sinusoidal head rotations along three axes (yaw, pitch, and roll) for a total of 15 minutes per session. The device encourages users to adjust the movement amplitude based on their level of motion sickness, ranging from none to vomiting. Some participants receive traditional vestibular physical therapy exercises, while others use the automated SWAN method. Healthy controls may receive the SWAN method after motion sickness or no treatment, depending on group assignment. During the study, participants will be monitored daily for up to four weeks. Assessments include motion sickness intensity, eye and head movement measures via video-oculography, heart rate, balance tests with and without head motion, walking speed and endurance, and activity levels. These evaluations help researchers understand changes in vestibular reflexes and overall function. Safety and adherence are tracked throughout the study period.

StableEyes With Active Neurofeedback