Insomniacs driving after use of sleeping medicatio
Completed
- Conditions
- insomnia (insomnie)use of hypnotics (slaapmiddelengebruik)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25980
- Lead Sponsor
- Maastricht University
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male or female
2. Aged 55 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
1. History of drug or alcohol abuse
2. Presence of significant medical (e.g. cancer), neurological (e.g. dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson), or psychiatric disorders (e.g. psychosis, major depression)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main study parameter is Standard Deviation of Lateral Position (SDLP in cm) in the highway driving test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Highway driving test: <br /><br>Standard Deviation of Speed (SDSP in km/h)<br /><br>- Car following test:<br /><br> Time to Speed Adaptation (TSA, in ms), brake reaction time (BRT, in ms) and Standard Deviation of Headway (SDH).<br /><br /><br>Cognitive and psychomotor tests: <br /><br>• 15-Word Learning Test (Immediate and Delayed Recall Scores, Speed and accuracy of Recognition); <br /><br>• Critical Tracking Task (Average lambda [in rad/s]); <br /><br>• Divided Attention Task (Tracking Error [in mm], Target Detection Time [in ms]; <br /><br>• Stop Signal Task (Go Reaction Time [in ms], Stop Signal Reaction Time [in ms]); <br /><br>• Psychomotor Vigilance Task (mean Reaction Time [in ms]; percentage of Lapses [in %];<br /><br>• Digit Span Backward and Forward (Maximum Forward and Backward Score).<br /><br>• Subjective evaluations: Subjective alertness assessed by Visual Analogue Scales<br>