Valkee Bright Light Headset Demonstrates Alleviation of Jet Lag Symptoms
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Posted on December 18, 2014 at 8:21:01 AM
Valkee Bright Light Headset Demonstrates Alleviation of Jet Lag Symptoms
HELSINKI, December 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Field Study on Jet Lag Treatment Followed
by Development of New Smartphone App to Help Travelers Adjust Faster
The bright light headset maker Valkee announced the completion of a successful
clinical field study on alleviating jet lag symptoms of travelers after long haul flights.
The placebo-controlled double-blind study was the first successful clinical field study of
its kind with any medical device. The results suggest that the light treatment group
recovered from the typical experienced jet lag symptoms faster than the control group did.
Full results of the study are scheduled for publication in early 2015 in Aerospace
Medicine and Human Performance [http://www.asma.org/journal/asem-journal ]. The
peer-reviewed monthly journal published by the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is the
most used and cited journal in its field and distributed to more than 80 nations. Prior to
2015 it has been called Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine.
"This is the first ever randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blinded light
therapy study on alleviation of jet lag symptoms, and the results indicate that
transcranial bright light given through ear canals decreases symptoms of jet lag," said
MD, Ph.D. Jari Karhu, Medical Adviser at Valkee. "We look forward to further studies in
the area."
Following the study, Valkee has developed a smart phone app that helps optimize bright
light treatment, nutrition, exercise and sleep before, during and after long haul flights.
An easy-to-use instructions timeline and push notifications are based on user defined
flight times and routes. The free Valkee jet lag app is immediately available worldwide
outside of the European Union countries, and downloadable now in App Store for iPhone
users and in Google Play for Android users.
Valkee is proud to have worked closely with Finnair who place particular importance on
the health and wellness of their passengers during and after flight. Finnair originally
partnered with Valkee to test the product concept with the airline's business class
passengers on the Helsinki-Shanghai route in 2012. Finnair has also been the first airline
in the world to carry Valkee headsets in their duty free catalogue.
"We have been curious and open-minded about testing and supporting innovative
technology that travelers and our customers might find useful, especially if it could
increase passenger wellbeing," said Jarkko Konttinen, Vice President of Product and
Marketing at Finnair. "This is a very interesting study that tells more about Valkee's
light therapy for intercontinental travelers, and we are happy to offer Valkee's product
to our customers."
Finnair's Flight Surgeon recently cleared Valkee for use by the airline's pilots at
their discretion, while members of the cabin crew have already had an opportunity to test
Valkee headsets on long-haul flights over the past two years.
"We are grateful for Finnair's strong support. We are currently working on details
with several other travel retail channel partners to bring the Valkee 2 bright light
headsets for more travelers around the globe," said Pekka Somerto, Valkee CEO.
Valkee is available onboard Finnair, Singapore Airlines, KLM and Iberia, in addition
to local retailers in several countries in Europe, Japan and North America, and from the
Valkee global online store at http://www.valkee.com. More detailed information and
recent news are available at http://www.valkee.com.
Valkee
CONTACT: For further information: Pekka Somerto, CEO, Valkee, Tel. +358-40-829-6343, pekka.somerto@valkee.com
HELSINKI, December 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Field Study on Jet Lag Treatment Followed
by Development of New Smartphone App to Help Travelers Adjust Faster
The bright light headset maker Valkee announced the completion of a successful
clinical field study on alleviating jet lag symptoms of travelers after long haul flights.
The placebo-controlled double-blind study was the first successful clinical field study of
its kind with any medical device. The results suggest that the light treatment group
recovered from the typical experienced jet lag symptoms faster than the control group did.
Full results of the study are scheduled for publication in early 2015 in Aerospace
Medicine and Human Performance [http://www.asma.org/journal/asem-journal ]. The
peer-reviewed monthly journal published by the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) is the
most used and cited journal in its field and distributed to more than 80 nations. Prior to
2015 it has been called Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine.
"This is the first ever randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blinded light
therapy study on alleviation of jet lag symptoms, and the results indicate that
transcranial bright light given through ear canals decreases symptoms of jet lag," said
MD, Ph.D. Jari Karhu, Medical Adviser at Valkee. "We look forward to further studies in
the area."
Following the study, Valkee has developed a smart phone app that helps optimize bright
light treatment, nutrition, exercise and sleep before, during and after long haul flights.
An easy-to-use instructions timeline and push notifications are based on user defined
flight times and routes. The free Valkee jet lag app is immediately available worldwide
outside of the European Union countries, and downloadable now in App Store for iPhone
users and in Google Play for Android users.
Valkee is proud to have worked closely with Finnair who place particular importance on
the health and wellness of their passengers during and after flight. Finnair originally
partnered with Valkee to test the product concept with the airline's business class
passengers on the Helsinki-Shanghai route in 2012. Finnair has also been the first airline
in the world to carry Valkee headsets in their duty free catalogue.
"We have been curious and open-minded about testing and supporting innovative
technology that travelers and our customers might find useful, especially if it could
increase passenger wellbeing," said Jarkko Konttinen, Vice President of Product and
Marketing at Finnair. "This is a very interesting study that tells more about Valkee's
light therapy for intercontinental travelers, and we are happy to offer Valkee's product
to our customers."
Finnair's Flight Surgeon recently cleared Valkee for use by the airline's pilots at
their discretion, while members of the cabin crew have already had an opportunity to test
Valkee headsets on long-haul flights over the past two years.
"We are grateful for Finnair's strong support. We are currently working on details
with several other travel retail channel partners to bring the Valkee 2 bright light
headsets for more travelers around the globe," said Pekka Somerto, Valkee CEO.
Valkee is available onboard Finnair, Singapore Airlines, KLM and Iberia, in addition
to local retailers in several countries in Europe, Japan and North America, and from the
Valkee global online store at http://www.valkee.com. More detailed information and
recent news are available at http://www.valkee.com.
Valkee
CONTACT: For further information: Pekka Somerto, CEO, Valkee, Tel. +358-40-829-6343, pekka.somerto@valkee.com