Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:10 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-27 @ 11:20 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05886660
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-17
First Post:
2023-04-17
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Combination of Intranasal Scopolamine and Sensory Augmentation to Mitigate G-transition Induced Motion Sickness and Enhance Sensorimotor Performance
Sponsor:
Repurposed Therapeutics, Inc.
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Optimizing the Combination of Intranasal Scopolamine and Sensory Augmentation to Mitigate G-transition Induced Motion Sickness and Enhance Sensorimotor Performance
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The primary specific aim is to evaluate the use of intranasal scopolamine gel and sensory augmentation as an integrated countermeasure to mitigate motion sickness and enhance sensorimotor performance. The proposed intranasal scopolamine gel formulation (Defender Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) offers a safe non-invasive method to self-administer with a rapid onset of action. This study involves a comparison of motion sickness outcome measures when administering intranasal scopolamine gel versus placebo (Aim 1a), and then when administering intranasal scopolamine gel versus placebo with a sensory augmentation belt (Aim 1b).
Detailed Description:
The primary specific aim is to evaluate the use of intranasal scopolamine gel (DPI-386) and sensory augmentation (SA) as an integrated countermeasure to mitigate motion sickness and enhance sensorimotor performance. The proposed intranasal scopolamine gel formulation (Defender Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) offers a safe non-invasive method to self-administer with a rapid onset of action. The proposed sensory augmentation will utilize vibrotactile feedback of pitch and roll tilt using a portable belt (Engineering Acoustics, Inc.). The investigators will utilize exposure to simulated capsule wave motion on a 6DOF platform to provide an operationally relevant platform to induce motion sickness and impair performance on functional tasks. The investigators hypothesize that the combination of intranasal scopolamine gel and sensory augmentation of Earth vertical will be more effective to mitigate motion sickness and improve task performance than when administered separately. Using a randomized double-blind cross-over design, the investigators will compare motion sickness symptom severity and time to endpoint (symptom level defined as severe malaise) in 30 subjects during exposure to simulated wave motion on a 6DOF platform inside of a crew capsule mockup. The investigators will compare four conditions: (1) intranasal scopolamine gel (0.4 mg) with sensory augmentation, (2) intranasal scopolamine gel (0.4 mg) without sensory augmentation, (3) placebo control with sensory augmentation, and (4) placebo control without sensory augmentation. The wave motion stressor will begin 30 min post drug administration and will not exceed 45 min in duration. Performance on a series of functional tasks (dual-task tracking and eye-hand target acquisition) will be performed pre, during, immediately post, and following 15 min of recovery of each test. The bioavailability of scopolamine for each session will be estimated from plasma concentrations obtained at drug administration and then every 15 min up to 2-hr post-dosage. Subjective side effects and performance on the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT) will also be obtained at 15 min intervals.
A small pilot study including 10 subjects tested once each will be performed to verify the experimental protocol including that the simulated capsule wave motion will provoke motion sickness symptoms. These pilot sessions will not include the medication nor the blood sampling.
A small pilot study including 10 subjects tested once each will be performed to verify the experimental protocol including that the simulated capsule wave motion will provoke motion sickness symptoms. These pilot sessions will not include the medication nor the blood sampling.
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: