Driving ability after neurological diseases: driving behavior and therapy

ISRCTN ISRCTN36275372
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN36275372
Secondary identifying numbers 05010
Submission date
27/03/2006
Registration date
02/05/2006
Last edited
22/12/2006
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Nervous System Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Study website

Contact information

Prof Dr. Hans Karbe
Scientific

Neurological Rehabilitation Center Godeshoehe e.V.
Section Neuropsychology
Waldstr. 2-10
Bonn
53177
Germany

Phone +49 (0)228 381207
Email h.karbe@godeshoehe.de

Study information

Study designRandomised clinical trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesDriving ability, measured by a test of driving behavior after the intervention, improves more after a neuropsychological training with additional individual driving training than after a neuropsychological training with placebo intervention.
Ethics approval(s)University of Bonn, Medical Faculty (under review as of 02/05/2006)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedStroke, brain injury
InterventionGroup A: Individual driving training and neuropsychological training
Group B: Neuropsychological training and placebo intervention (computer education)
Pre/post: test of driving behavior and neuropsychological assessment.
Additional post: interview with patient about compensational strategies and interview with driving instructor concerning patients performance during driving lessons.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/04/2006
Completion date31/05/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants60 participants (30 group A, 30 group B)
Key inclusion criteriaNeurological, annuity assured patients (phase d, Barthel-Index >80) with stroke or brain injury and written informed consent.
Key exclusion criteria1. Hemiparesis
2. Seizure disorder
3. Visual field failures in terms of driving licence ordinance (FeV appendix 6)
4. Psychiatric history and important cognitive impairment as orientation disorder and a lack of understanding of instructions
5. Patients with extreme abnormal driving experience (no car driving in the last year or more than 70,000 km per year)
Date of first enrolment01/04/2006
Date of final enrolment31/05/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany

Study participating centre

Neurological Rehabilitation Center Godeshoehe e.V.
Bonn
53177
Germany

Sponsor information

Refonet (Germany)
Research organisation

c/o Dr. Hartmut Pollmann
Postfach 10 07 63
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
53445
Germany

Phone +49 (0)264 1906212
Email service@refonet.de
Website http://www.refonet.de/
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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

Rehabilitations - Research Network of the German Pension Insurance Fund Rhineland - Refonet Germany (Forschungsnetzwerk der Deutschen Rentenversicherung Rheinland - Refonet) Project number: 05010

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan