Epilepsy and Driving.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy
- Registration Number
- NCT07026591
- Lead Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
- Brief Summary
Epilepsy can lead to cognitive impairments, particularly in attention, which may affect daily activities such as driving. Driving plays a key role in maintaining autonomy and is essential for the social and professional integration of people with epilepsy. Therefore, assessing fitness to drive is a major issue for individuals with epilepsy.
French legislation governing driving for people with epilepsy clearly outlines the periods during which a person is not permitted to drive. However, the means or methods for evaluating driving fitness in these individuals are not well defined. Currently, assessment is based more on a medical consultation than on a comprehensive evaluation of driving ability.
Using a driving simulator in combination with an EEG could be a valuable approach to better assess the impact of epilepsy-related cognitive impairments on driving performance.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Not provided
- Subject to legal protection (guardianship and curatorship are accepted for individuals with epilepsy, as this population represents a significant proportion of our institution's patients)
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Known cybersickness (virtual reality or simulator sickness)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Information processing time Day 0 Mean information processing time during the simulated driving task
Sustained attention Day 0 Sustained attention on neuropsychological test (TAP)
Divided attention Day 0 Divided attention on neuropsychological test (TAP)
Visual scanning Day 0 Visual scanning on neuropsychological test (TAP)
Speed Day 0 Mean speed during the simulated driving task
Phasic alertness Day 0 Phasic alertness on neuropsychological test (TAP)
Lane position Day 0 Mean lane position during the simulated driving task
Braking time Day 0 Mean braking time during the simulated driving task
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
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