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title: Retrain driving skills using simulator
nct_id: NCT03969927
phase: NA
status: RECRUITING
sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/trial/NCT03969927"
clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03969927"
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# Retrain driving skills using simulator

**Goal (in five words):** Retrain driving skills using simulator

**Official Title:** User-friendliness of a Portable Driving Simulator to Retrain Impaired Driving Skills in Stroke Survivors and in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis

**Trial ID:** [NCT03969927](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03969927)

## Key Facts

- **Phase:** NA
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Sponsor:** University of Kansas Medical Center
- **Target Enrollment:** 30 participants
- **Start Date:** 2019-08-28
- **Completion Date:** 2025-06-30
- **Conditions:** Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke
- **Interventions:** Low-Fidelity PDS, High Fidelity Fixed-Base Simulator
- **Intervention Types:** DEVICE

## Summary For Families

The goal is to help people with stroke, Parkinson's, or multiple sclerosis retrain impaired driving skills so they can drive more safely and confidently. The approach compares a portable, low-fidelity driving simulator with a high-fidelity fixed-base simulator, both of which recreate driving situations so you can practice steering, braking, lane keeping, hazard detection, and reaction timing while getting performance feedback; the portable version is designed to be easier to set up in clinics or homes and the high-fidelity system offers more realistic controls and visuals. Eligible volunteers are adults 25 to 75 with a first-ever stroke, Parkinson's, or MS, a valid driver's license with at least three years' experience, a Mini‑Mental State Exam score of 24 or higher, and binocular vision of at least 20/60; people with traumatic brain injury or other neurological conditions are excluded.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 25 Years
- **Maximum age:** 75 Years
- **Sex:** ALL

### Full Criteria

```
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of a first ever stroke, PD, or MS
* Valid driver's licenses, ≥ 3 years driving experience,
* Mini-mental State Examination score ≥24, and
* Binocular acuity of at least 20/60 in compliance with state of Kansas driving laws

Exclusion Criteria:

\- Diagnosis of traumatic brain injury or any other neurological condition apart from stroke, PD, and MS.
```

## Locations (1)

- Abiodun Akinwuntan, Kansas City, Kansas, United States _(39.1142, -94.6275)_
  - Abiodun E Akinwuntan, PhD — (CONTACT) — 913-291-4697 — aakinwuntan@kumc.edu

## Central Contacts

- Abiodun E Akinwuntan, PhD — (CONTACT) — 19132914697 — aakinwuntan@kumc.edu

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