Video Feedback Intervention for Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 50 - 90 |
| Updated: | 5/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | November 2015 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
| Contact: | Gauri Vasudevan, B.S. |
| Email: | gvasudevan1@lifespan.org |
| Phone: | 401-444-7111 |
This study will use an in-car monitoring system supplemented with video feedback to reduce
the number of unsafe driving behaviors. If successful, this technology will provide a means
to enhance public safety on the roads that could be adopted immediately in this at-risk group
of drivers. The intervention will also maximize the time for independent driving, improving
the overall quality of life of these individuals.
the number of unsafe driving behaviors. If successful, this technology will provide a means
to enhance public safety on the roads that could be adopted immediately in this at-risk group
of drivers. The intervention will also maximize the time for independent driving, improving
the overall quality of life of these individuals.
The goals of this clinical trial are to 1) document real-time impaired driving behaviors, and
2) reduce their occurrence, to improve the safety of cognitively impaired elders who continue
to drive. This will be accomplished by placing small digital video event recording devices in
the vehicles of 60 older cognitively impaired drivers. A 3-month baseline will establish the
frequency of unsafe driving events, followed by a 3-month video feedback intervention during
which the driver and family member will review the video recorded errors on a weekly basis.
Active treatment will be compared to video monitoring with no feedback. A 6-month
post-intervention phase will establish sustainability of the treatment.
The results of this clinical trial will confirm the potential to improve driving safety among
older drivers with cognitive impairment using a behavior modification approach aimed directly
at the problem behaviors observed in their natural driving environment. Knowledge gained
about the magnitude and duration of the treatment effect and the potential of using an
internet based feedback program will provide the impetus to optimize and ultimately implement
the intervention to improve the safety of older drivers with mild cognitive impairment and
early AD.
2) reduce their occurrence, to improve the safety of cognitively impaired elders who continue
to drive. This will be accomplished by placing small digital video event recording devices in
the vehicles of 60 older cognitively impaired drivers. A 3-month baseline will establish the
frequency of unsafe driving events, followed by a 3-month video feedback intervention during
which the driver and family member will review the video recorded errors on a weekly basis.
Active treatment will be compared to video monitoring with no feedback. A 6-month
post-intervention phase will establish sustainability of the treatment.
The results of this clinical trial will confirm the potential to improve driving safety among
older drivers with cognitive impairment using a behavior modification approach aimed directly
at the problem behaviors observed in their natural driving environment. Knowledge gained
about the magnitude and duration of the treatment effect and the potential of using an
internet based feedback program will provide the impetus to optimize and ultimately implement
the intervention to improve the safety of older drivers with mild cognitive impairment and
early AD.
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 50-90
- will be categorized as CDR= 0.5, or 1
- English speaking
- currently driving adults
- have a valid driving license
- have at least 10 years of driving experience
- have a MMSE < 28
- have an adult family member or other caregiver, age >21, to participate in video
feedback
Exclusion Criteria:
- ophthalmologic, physical, or neurologic disorders other than dementia that impair
their driving abilities
- visual acuity worse than 20/40 in best eye using distance vision measured by wall
chart
- homonymous hemianopia or bitemporal hemianopia
- musculoskeletal disorders causing major physical handicaps
- history of alcohol or substance abuse by DSM V criteria within the past year
- sedating medications that impair level of consciousness or attention
- language impairment that would interfere with the ability to participate in the
educational intervention
- previous road test evaluation or opinion of caregiver or health professional that
participant is unsafe to drive.
We found this trial at
1
site
593 Eddy Street
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Providence, Rhode Island 02903
401-444-4000
Phone: 401-444-7111
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