Epilepsy and Driving
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Epilepsy. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- France
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
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.
Primary outcome measures
- Speed [Time frame: Day 0]
- Phasic alertness [Time frame: Day 0]
- Lane position [Time frame: Day 0]
- Braking time [Time frame: Day 0]
- Information processing time [Time frame: Day 0]
- Sustained attention [Time frame: Day 0]
- Divided attention [Time frame: Day 0]
- Visual scanning [Time frame: Day 0]
Eligibility criteria
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)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
Study locations
France · 1 center
- Institut La Teppe — Tain-l'Hermitage
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07026591 · CSY_2025_4