Driving Simulator Training to Improve Driving After Stroke
Tests driving simulator training in Veteran stroke survivors to improve their driving skills.
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Registry title: Driver Simulator Training to Improve Driving After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Sacramento, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT06672107, who can take part
Where in United States
- VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CASacramento, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Trial code
- NCT06672107
- Record updated
- 24 April 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Driving Simulator Training to Improve Driving Performance in Veteran Stroke Patients
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.
Inclusion: U.S. Veterans; History of a unilateral stroke (at least 3 months post-onset); Ages 40-80; pre-morbidly right hand dominant; prior driving experience/U.S. driver's license.
Exclusion: History of other neurologic illness (e.g., TBI, dementia, epilepsy, Parkinson's, etc.); History of severe psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders); Recent substance abuse/dependence disorder (< 1 year); Non-Veteran status.