Automobile Driving
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary objective of this study is to verify the safety and validity of a VR driving simulator developed for evaluating the driving abilities of elderly drivers. This study also aims to establish indicators in VR driving simulator to evaluate high-risk group for driving, such as cognitive and physical abilities. Therefore, this study aims to measure the physical driving function, general physical function and cognitive function of elderly drivers. to identify the correlation between their outcomes and the VR driving simulator's result
Detailed description
VR driving simulator is to evaluate the driving abilities of high-risk drivers, including the elderly and those with medical conditions, potentially prone to incapacitate driving. It aims to evaluate whether drivers who were anticipated to have impaired driving ability can handle highly risky situations for traffic accidents. The results of this study can be used to make the drivers know their status and encourage them to take safety training. Until now, the evaluation of driving abilities could only be conducted at licensing centers. However, the use of VR technology can eliminate spatial limitations, offering a promising tool for the objective assessment of driving skills.
Interventions
DEVICEVR Driving Simulator
Evaluation of usual road driving abilities and assessment of response capabilities in accident-prone situations through a VR driving simulator
Evaluation of cognitive levels including attention and memory (the Trail Making Test, Digit Span Test, Auditory (or Visual) Continuous Performance Test , and Card Sorting)
OTHERDriver Test Station
Conducting qualified tests of a person's basic physical driving ability including steering, acceleration and braking, using Driver Test Station(Autoadapt AB, Stenkullen, Sweden)
Evaluation of functional capability and provide a measure of the biological age of an older individual by measuring lower extremity physical performance status(standing balance, walking speed, and chair stand tests).
Researchers and driver's license supervisors ride in the driver's license test vehicle to evaluate the subject's actual driving ability. the validity of the VR simulator by comparing the results of the VR simulator with the actual vehicle driving ability.
Sponsors
Seoul National University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Individuals over the age of 65 who are currently driving. * Individuals capable of understanding and following the researcher's instructions. * Individuals who can understand the purpose of the research and have consented to participate
Exclusion criteria
* Those who have not signed the consent form. * Individuals with a history of severe dizziness or epilepsy. * Patients with restrictions on sitting in a wheelchair or chair for more than 30 minutes. * Patients with severe shoulder pain. * Patients whose range of motion in major joints is restricted by more than 50%. * Pregnant women. * Patients with pressure sores. * Patients with limitations on simulator use due to heterotopic ossification. * Patients with acute fractures. * Other patients for whom participation in the study is expected difficult.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of VR driving simulator | 2 hours | A questionnaire evaluating symptoms of simulator sickness such as dizziness or nausea and comprehension of contents |
| Driving performance in simulator, measured by driving errors | 15 minutes | Driving performance in simulator will be measured by driving errors during VR simluation of driving. These errors will be evaluated based on the criteria used for driving license tests, including violations of traffic laws. |
Countries
South Korea
Contacts
Primary ContactJa-Ho Leigh
Outcome results
None listed