Driving performance in cervical dystonia
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- Conditions
- Cervical dystoniaSpasmodic torticollis
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28122
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
30 years or older
- Stable on BTX for at least 1 year
- Able to drive
- Have driven in the last 12 months
- Have given written and informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Secondary (including psychogenic) dystonia
- Hereditary (dominant) forms of dystonia
- Segmental, hemi-, multifocal or generalized dystonia
- Subjects who underwent neurosurgery
- Inability to understand written and spoken Dutch language
- Motion sickness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Driving performance (standard deviation of <br> lateral position on the road)<br>- Driving safety (The number of crashes and <br> other traffic conflicts such as near crashes. <br> Rule violations like not giving right of way <br> and driving hindrance which includes <br> norm violations like travelling under the <br> speed limit or stopping unreasonably far <br> away from a stop line or traffic light<br>- Fitness To Drive Screening measure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Range of motion and kinematics of the head<br>- Gaze behaviour<br>- Perceived fatigue and Driving effort
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