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The Effects of Lower Right Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Driving Performance

NCT00950729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2015-07-15

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Summary

Abstract Background: Effects of orthopedic immobilizations of the lower right limb on driving performances are unknown. Therefore, clinicians and legislators cannot put forth recommendations for road safety for patients requiring such immobilizations. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of different orthopedic immobilizations on braking performances in simulated driving conditions.

Methods: The braking performances of 48 healthy volunteers were evaluated under 3 conditions: wearing their running shoes, and 2 types of orthopedic immobilizations of the lower right limb, a walking cast and an Aircast walker. A computerized driving simulator was used to measure the maximum force applied on the brake pedal during braking, the braking reaction time and the total braking time during emergency braking with and without a distracter.

Conditions

  • Walking Cast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects
  • Aircast Right Leg Immobilisation Effects

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Driving with running shoes

Participant was asked to do all the experiments with their own running shoes

PROCEDURE

Plaster cast

The participant was ask to do all the experiments with a plaster cast molded on his right leg

PROCEDURE

Driving with Aircast

The participant was ask to do all the experiments with a aircast on his right leg

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BSN Medical Inc

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • François Cabana, MD · Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2007-06-30
Completion
2007-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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