The Effect of Codeine on Driving Abilities

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00477178

133-04REK

Details and patient eligibility

About

20 chronic pain patients using codeine are compared with 20 chronic patients not using opioids and 20 healthy volunteers with respect to driving ability measured by neurophysiological tests and driving in a car simulator.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with chronic pain
• driving more than 50 000 km

Exclusion criteria

• addiction
• eyesight disorders

Trial design

60 participants in 3 patient groups

chronic non-malignant pain codeine

Description:

patients having chronic non-malignant pain, living in Trondheim or the four adjacent counties and treated at the Center for Pain and Complex Disorders at St. Olav University Hospital - on long-term codeine therapy

chronic non-malignant pain

Description:

patients having chronic non-malignant pain, living in Trondheim or the four adjacent counties and treated at the Center for Pain and Complex Disorders at St. Olav University Hospital - NOT on long-term codeine therapy

healthy

Description:

healthy controls