Association of driving resumption with cognitive function and driving evaluations after brain injury

Association of neuropsychological testing, driving simulator assessment, and on-road driving test with the feasibility of driving resumption in people with brain injury - Association of neuropsychological testing, driving simulator assessment, and on-road driving test with the feasibility of driving resumption in people with brain injury

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000057152

Enrollment

250

Registered

2025-02-27

Start date

2025-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

brain injury

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with brain injury who were hospitalized or received outpatient treatment at a general hospital. Those who drove before the injury and wished to resume driving. Those who were referred for driving evaluation by a physician. Those whose driving resumption status (resumption or non-resumption) was determined during the follow-up period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with certain medical conditions (such as dementia, epilepsy, visual field defects, etc.) that would result in suspension or denial of driving license, and who have already been deemed unfit to drive by a physician. Those whose follow-up regarding the feasibility of driving resumption became difficult during the follow-up period due to recurrence of their condition or self-discontinuation of driving support outpatient services.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Driving resumption success	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Age, Sex, Side of hemisphere damage, Location of injury. Degree of motor paralysis, Functional Independence Measure, Mini-Mental State Examination, Trail Making Test-A, Trail Making Test-B (TMT-B), Frontal Assessment Battery, Rey Complex Figure Test, Kohs Block Design Test, Stroke Drivers' Screening Assessment Japanese Version	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHitoshi Mutai

Shinshu University Division of occupational therapy, School of health sciences, Faculty of Medicine

hitmutai@shinshu-u.ac.jp0263372405

Outcome results