New device trains your head to beat motion sickness

NCT ID NCT05622344

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

This study tests a device called SWAN that guides people through head movements to reduce motion sickness and improve balance. It is for adults with inner ear disorders, motion sickness, or those recovering from vestibular schwannoma surgery. Participants use the device at home for 15-minute sessions while their eye and head movements are tracked.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

    Contact

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  • Naval Medical Research Unit

    ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

    Dayton, Ohio, 45433, United States

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

StableEyes Training Device with video-oculography (SWAN)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, self-administered way to reduce motion sickness and improve balance for people with inner ear disorders or after vestibular schwannoma surgery.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device requires active participation and may not work for all types of motion sickness.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acoustic neuroma motion sickness space motion sickness vestibular disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.