Driver Simulator Training to Improve Driving After Stroke

Part of paid clinical trials in Sacramento, California.

Sponsor
VA Office of Research and Development
Study ID
NCT06672107
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
40 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Active Driver Training Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    simulated driver training focusing on practice of 4 specific driving skills including lane positioning, speed management, collision avoidance, and dashboard attention
  • Control Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    pre-scripted familiarization with driving simulator controls in the absence of any complex driving scenarios, decision making requirements, or feedback pertaining to driving skills

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 17, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2029
Completion
Sep 30, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Right hemisphere stroke
    Participants with a history of a unilateral stroke affecting the right cerebral hemisphere.
  • Arm: Left hemisphere stroke
    Participants with a history of a unilateral stroke affecting the left cerebral hemisphere.

Primary Outcome Measure

Driving Score-post Active Training Intervention [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CASacramentoCalifornia95655-4200
Jerry L Nadler, MD
[email protected]
(916) 843-2776
Juliana V Baldo, PhD
[email protected]
(925) 372-4649
Juliana V. Baldo, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Krista Schendel Parker, PhD BA (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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