Studies how epilepsy affects driving ability using a simulator and EEG
Uses a driving simulator and EEG to study driving in adults with epilepsy.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Epilepsy and Driving
Key facts
- Where
- Tain-l'Hermitage, FranceSee 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 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT07026591, who can take part
Where in France
- Institut La TeppeTain-l'Hermitage, FranceTaking 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
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
- Trial code
- NCT07026591
- Record updated
- 6 October 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Epilepsy and Driving
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.
Inclusion: 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: 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).