NCT00950729

The Effects of Lower Right Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Driving Performance

The Effects of Lower Right Limb Orthopedic Immobilization on Driving Performance: an Experimental Study During Simulated Driving in Healthy Volunteers.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Université de Sherbrooke · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-03-01
• Primary completion: 2007-06-01
• Completion: 2007-09-01
• First posted: 2009-08-03
• Last updated: 2015-07-15
• Results posted: 2009-08-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada