Predictability of the Ability to Perform an Emergency Stop

Several studies exist on patient performance in drive simulators especially around and after surgery. Recommendations concerning the ability to drive preoperatively are based on these studies, which generated their data using drive simulators. However, in all the datasets driving performance remains highly individual. Since a drive simulator is not readily available in normal general practitioner surgeries it would be helpful to have convenient clinical tests to evaluate a patients individual ability to perform an emergency stop. This study aims at evaluating different possibilities how such performance might be predicted. Patients with knee osteoarthritis and patients who have received total knee arthroplasty are tested clinically and their results are compared with the gold standard experiment - a drive simulator.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoarthritis Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Total Knee Arthroplasty

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Orthopaedics

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

18-85 y
valid driving license
male and female
right or left knee Osteoarthritis, Total knee arthroplasty right or left knee
capability to walk with or without a walking stick

Exclusion criteria

myocardial infarction/Apoplexia < 6 months
Total knee arthroplasty <5 weeks
New York Heart Association 3/4
lacking drivers' license
peripheric sensomotor deficit <3/5 British Medical Research Council
new fracture of the lower extremity or spine
systemic or metastasised Cancer
drug intake with centrally acting substances known to affect reaction time (Opioids, e.g. Tramadol, oxycodone, morphine, Tilidin)

Treatment and study plan

Braking and functionality

Other

Primary outcomes

Correlation of knee functionality and braking performance

Time frame: Osteoarthritis group: at consultation, Total knee arthroplasty group: more than 5 weeks postoperatively, at consultation

Evaluation of degree of correlation of braking performance (total brake response time) and clinical testing of knee functionality in patients with right knee osteoarthritis or total knee arthroplasty.

One time point of evaluation for each participant.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Tuebingen

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Predictability of the Ability to Perform an Emergency Stop in Knee Osteoarthritis and Patients With Total Knee Arthroplasty

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jun 26, 2014
Registry last updated: Feb 2, 2016

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