The Impact of Sleep Disorders on Motor Vehicle Accidents

Bayside Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sleep Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00163670

98/05

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients who have sleep disorders may be involved in accidents more frequently than those without. In addition patients who have sleep disorders may have more serious accidents and have increased length of stay.We aim to recruit drivers admitted as a result of a motor vehicle accidents and to ascertain the prevalence of sleep disorders in this group.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Drivers admitted as result of motor vehicle accidents -

Exclusion Criteria:Drivers aged < 18 years

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Motor vehicle accident

Control