RECRUITING

User-friendliness of a Portable Driving Simulator

Study Overview

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Description

The use of simulators to retrain driving skills of patients with stroke, Parkinson's disease (PD), or multiple sclerosis (MS) is very limited because of cost, space required, and incidence of simulator sickness in high fidelity simulators. The Principal investigator recently developed a low cost low fidelity portable driving simulator (PDS). In this pilot study, the study team will (1) determine the ease of use and occurrence of simulator sickness while operating the low fidelity PDS in a clinic setting and (2) the efficacy of the low fidelity PDS to reproduce the benefits from retraining impaired driving skills of stroke survivors in a high-fidelity simulator. Participants: 30 participants, separated according to neurological condition including stroke, PD, or MS, will be randomly allocated to either the PDS or fixed-base high-fidelity simulator training. Each participant will undergo a pre-training evaluation, five hours of designated training and a post-training assessment, similar to the pre-training evaluation. Data will be analyzed according to study aims. The investigators hypothesize that the simple set up of the PDS will make it easier to use and better decrease the incidence of simulator sickness that typically leads to stopping therapy than the high-fidelity simulator. The investigators hypothesize that improvements in lane maintenance, adherence to speed limits, reaction to traffic lights, and overall reaction time after training using the PDS will not be significantly different from improvements observed after training using the high-fidelity driving simulator.

Official Title

User-friendliness of a Portable Driving Simulator to Retrain Impaired Driving Skills in Stroke Survivors and in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis

Quick Facts

Study Start:2019-08-28
Study Completion:2025-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT03969927

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:25 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Diagnosis of a first ever stroke, PD, or MS
  2. * Valid driver's licenses, ≥ 3 years driving experience,
  3. * Mini-mental State Examination score ≥24, and
  4. * Binocular acuity of at least 20/60 in compliance with state of Kansas driving laws
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Abiodun E Akinwuntan, PhD
CONTACT
19132914697
aakinwuntan@kumc.edu

Principal Investigator

Abiodun Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH MBA
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Kansas School of Health Professions

Study Locations (Sites)

Abiodun Akinwuntan
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-8500
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center

  • Abiodun Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Kansas School of Health Professions

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2019-08-28
Study Completion Date2025-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2019-08-28
Study Completion Date2025-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Simulation
  • Driving Simulation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Parkinson Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Stroke