Driving performance in patients with idiopathic cervical dystonia; a driving simulator pilot study
Completed
- Conditions
- Cervical dystoniaSpasmodic Torticollis10028037
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40247
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- 30 years or older
- Stable on Botulinum Toxin for at least 1 year
- 30 years of age or older
- Having a drivers license
- Have given written informed consent for participation
- Able to drive
- Have driven in the last 12 months
Exclusion Criteria
- Secondary (including psychogenic) dystonia
- Hereditary (dominant) forms of dystonia
- Segmental, hemi-, multifocal or generalized dystonia
- Patients who underwent neurosurgery
- Inability to understand written and spoken Dutch language
- Motion sickness
- Medication that is known to influence driving performance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Driving performance, driving safety and the Fitness To Drive Screening. Driving<br /><br>performance is measured as the standard deviation of the lateral position in<br /><br>the lane, time to lane crossing, and number of lane crossings. Driving safety<br /><br>is measured by the number of (near) crashes and other traffic conflicts such as<br /><br>near crashes and rule violations. Data will be retrieved from the driving<br /><br>simulator</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method