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Driver Simulator Training to Improve Driving After Stroke
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2026-04-24
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
201 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
One hundred Veteran stroke survivors will participate in both an Active Driver Training intervention and a Control intervention in a fully interactive driving simulator. In addition, all participants will complete pre- and post-intervention driving assessments in the driving simulator to measure driving performance and types of driving errors committed. Half the participants will receive the Active Driver Training first, whereas the other half will receive the Control intervention first. Each Active Driver Training session will provide targeted practice and feedback on each of four unique driving skills including: speed management, collision avoidance, lane positioning, and dashboard attention. The Control intervention will be matched for total time but will only provide extra familiarization with the operation of the driving simulator, with no skill-specific practice. It is predicted that the Active Driver Training Intervention will result in improved driving performance, relative to the Control condition. In addition, after a delay period of at least 6 months, all participants will be re-assessed in the driving simulator and will complete a survey to capture changes in driving status.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Driver Simulator Training to Improve Driving After Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- U.S. Veterans
- History of a unilateral stroke at least 3 months ago
- Ages 40 to 80 years
- Pre-morbidly right hand dominant
- Prior driving experience with a U.S. driver's license
You will not qualify if you...
- History of other neurologic illness such as traumatic brain injury, dementia, epilepsy, or Parkinson's disease
- History of severe psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders
- Recent substance abuse or dependence disorder within the past year
- Non-Veteran status
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA
Sacramento, California, United States, 95655-4200
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Krista S Parker, PhD BA
CONTACT
J
Juliana V Baldo, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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