New VR software aims to stop cybersickness before it starts
NCT ID NCT06552754
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests a new software called Motion Reset that may prevent or reduce cybersickness—symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and headache—when using virtual reality. Healthy adults aged 18 to 60 will try different VR experiences and then play a commercial VR game while reporting any discomfort. The goal is to see if the software makes VR more comfortable for everyone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria: * Provision of signed and dated informed consent form * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Aged 18-60 * Ability to read, speak, and write in English * Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing * Normal vision or corrected-to-normal without use of glasses. Contact lenses for corrective purposes are acceptable. Ability to read, speak and write in English is a requirement because the VR-based study materials and assessment are only available in English and several of the key questionnaires for the study are not validated in other languages. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * Reporting motion sickness propensity of 0, 9 or 10 on a 0-10 scale where 0 =never experience motion sickness and 10 = experience motion sickness very frequently (self-assessed by participants). * Reporting a history of photo-sensitive seizure disorders, vestibular disorders and/or other conditions that may make participants prone to nausea, dizziness, vertigo, ataxia, or incoordination. * Known pregnancy * Reporting current use of medication or supplements that inhibit nausea, e.g., Zofran/ondansetron, Phenergan/promethazine
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Iowa State University
RECRUITINGAmes, Iowa, 50011, United States
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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