Insomnia, hypnotics and driving

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Insomnia; Nervous System Diseases; Nonorganic sleep disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN47723701
• Lead Sponsor: Federal Highway Research Institute (Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen) (Germany)

Brief Summary

2014 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24488406 (added 19/09/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2008-12-31
• Study Start: 2010-06-10
• Last Update Posted: 14 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy (except for patients complaints of insomnia)
2. Aged 55 year of older, either sex
3. Possession of a valid drivers license
4. Average annual driving experience of 3000 km per year over the last three years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Abuse of alcohol, nicotine and caffeine
2. Use of medication that might affect driving performance (except hypnotics)
3. For patients:
3.1. Sleep-related breathing disorders
3.2. Circadian rhythm sleep disorders
3.3. Sleep related movement disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Standard Deviation of Lateral Position (SDLP in cm) in the highway driving test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Time to speed adaptation (in sec) and brake reaction time (in msec) in the car following test<br> 2. Cognitive and psychomotor tests<br>