Epilepsy
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Aged between 18 and 65 years * Holder of a category B driving license * Active driver: drives at least once a month * No medical condition contraindicating driving, except for epilepsy * Provides explicit consent to participate in the study * Affiliated with or a beneficiary of a social security scheme
Exclusion criteria
* Subject to legal protection (guardianship and curatorship are accepted for individuals with epilepsy, as this population represents a significant proportion of our institution's patients) * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Known cybersickness (virtual reality or simulator sickness)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Day 0 | Mean speed during the simulated driving task |
| Phasic alertness | Day 0 | Phasic alertness on neuropsychological test (TAP) |
| Lane position | Day 0 | Mean lane position during the simulated driving task |
| Braking time | Day 0 | Mean braking time during the simulated driving task |
| Information processing time | Day 0 | Mean information processing time during the simulated driving task |
| Sustained attention | Day 0 | Sustained attention on neuropsychological test (TAP) |
| Divided attention | Day 0 | Divided attention on neuropsychological test (TAP) |
| Visual scanning | Day 0 | Visual scanning on neuropsychological test (TAP) |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactAmelie Yavchitz
Outcome results
None listed