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UNKNOWN
CIHR Team in Driving in Older Persons
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Ottawa
Lakehead University
Conditions:
Aging and Health and Impact on Driving
Eligibility:
All Genders
70+ years
Brief Summary
The following study is designed in order to effectively collaborate and coordinate information amongst colleagues to advance knowledge on information related to older drivers. Candrive is dedicated to...
Detailed Description
Driving a motor vehicle has become an everyday necessity in modern Canadian culture. The privilege of maintaining a valid driver's license promotes an independent lifestyle (Voelker, 1999). Since driv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have a general class driver's license and actively driving for at least 1 year
- have vehicle access
- drive at least 4 times a week (4 round trips)
- reside in the local regions of one of the study cities (Victoria, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton or Montreal)
- consent to release driving information from the provincial Ministry of Transportation
- agree to undergo annual physical and cognitive assessment and be contacted at least quarterly for data pick up and interview
- be under the care of a family physician
- have a primary vehicle for driving that is model year 1996 or newer
- be age 70 or greater
- have a life expectancy of at least 5 years
- be fluent in either French or English
- drive one vehicle 70% of the time or greater
- reside in the province at least 10 months of the year.
Exclusion
- moved out of the province
- contradiction to driving, within the last 6 months, according to the Canadian Medical Association Guidelines (7th edition), such as heart attack or low blood sugar
- diagnosis of a progressive condition, such as dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and/or macular degeneration.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
932 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01237626
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
April 5 2017
Active Locations (7)
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1
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8W 2Y2
2
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 2N2
3
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, H3C 3J7
4
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8M2