epilepsy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medical Corporation Koyukai Musashino Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. People who have been diagnosed with epilepsy. 2. People who are prohibited from driving due to being diagnosed with epilepsy. 3. People between the ages of 18 and 65. 4. People who are independent in activities of daily living (ADL). 5. People who are able to answer the questionnaire via the internet using a smartphone or personal computer. 6. People who are able to communicate in Japanese.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who are in a state specified by government ordinance as a state in which cognitive function has declined to the extent that it interferes with daily life due to Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disease, or other diseases (Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, normal pressure hydrocephalus, cerebrovascular disorders accompanied by neurological deficits or structural brain abnormalities). 2. Those who are addicted to alcohol, narcotics, cannabis, opium, or stimulants. 3. Those who have schizophrenia accompanied by hallucinations. 4. Those who have experienced recurrent syncope. 5. Those who have unaware hypoglycemia (excluding those whose blood sugar can be artificially regulated). 6. Those who suffer from manic-depressive disorder (excluding those who do not exhibit symptoms that may result in a loss of cognitive ability necessary for safe driving of a motor vehicle, etc.). 7. Those who have a sleep disorder accompanied by severe symptoms of drowsiness, such as narcolepsy. 8. Individuals who are blind or have other physical disabilities specified by government ordinance that may impede the safe operation of a motor vehicle, etc. 9. Individuals who are unable to sit down due to impaired trunk function. 10. Individuals who have lost all of their limbs or have completely lost the use of their limbs. 11. Individuals who will otherwise lack either the cognitive or operational abilities necessary for the safe operation of a motor vehicle, etc. (excluding those in whom it is clear that such abilities can be restored by attaching conditions to their driver's license). 12. Individuals who have not given consent to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The burden of not being able to drive before and after a diagnosis of epilepsy and the difference between urban areas | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences between urban areas in employment status before and after a diagnosis of epilepsy, the relationship between whether this change is due to the inability to drive, and the relationship between this and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in driver's license ownership before and after a diagnosis of epilepsy, the relationship between whether this change is due to the inability to drive, and the relationship between this and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in age and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in biological sex and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in the status of obtaining medical assistance for persons with disabilities and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in mental disability certificates and the burden of not being able to drive Differences between urban areas in alternative means of transportation and the burden of not being able to drive | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactNaoko MAKISHI
Medical Corporation Koyukai Musashino Hospital Department of Neurology
Outcome results
None listed