Epilepsy and Driving

Sponsor
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Study ID
NCT07026591
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed
Jun 18, 2025
Start date
Nov 6, 2025
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2027
Completion
Nov 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: epilectic patients
    Individuals with epilepsy who drive at least once a month
  • Arm: healthy volunteers
    healthy volunteers driving at leat once a month, matched to epileptic patients on age (+-/ 5 years), sex and driving experience (+/-3 years)

Primary Outcome Measure

Speed [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]

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