Epilepsy and Driving
ConditionEpilepsy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorFondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Aged between 18 and 65 years
Holder of a category B driving license
Active driver: drives at least once a month
No medical condition contraindicating driving, except for epilepsy
Disqualifiers
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)
Trial population
Epileptic patients and healthy volunteers
Trial design
Design model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
40 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groupsGroup A: epilectic patients
Group B: healthy volunteers
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Speed
Mean speed during the simulated driving task
Time frame
Day 02
Phasic alertness
Phasic alertness on neuropsychological test (TAP)
Time frame
Day 03
Lane position
Mean lane position during the simulated driving task
Time frame
Day 04
Braking time
Mean braking time during the simulated driving task
Time frame
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