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ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2015

Development of a test for recording both visual and auditory reaction times, potentially useful for future studies in patients on opioids therapy.

Luca Miceli, Rym Bednarova, Alessandro Rizzardo, Valentina Samogin, Giorgio Della Rocca

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Luca MiceliDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Udine, Latisana, Udine, Italy.
Rym BednarovaDepartment of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Hospital of Latisana, Latisana, Udine, Italy.
Alessandro RizzardoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Udine, Latisana, Udine, Italy.
Valentina SamoginDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Udine, Latisana, Udine, Italy.
Giorgio Della RoccaDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Udine, Latisana, Udine, Italy.

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Abstract

objectiveItalian Road Law limits driving while undergoing treatment with certain kinds of medication. Here, we report the results of a test, run as a smartphone application (app), assessing auditory and visual reflexes in a sample of 300 drivers. The scope of the test is to provide both the police force and medication-taking drivers with a tool that can evaluate the individual's capacity to drive safely.

methodsThe test is run as an app for Apple iOS and Android mobile operating systems and facilitates four different reaction times to be assessed: simple visual and auditory reaction times and complex visual and auditory reaction times. Reference deciles were created for the test results obtained from a sample of 300 Italian subjects. Results lying within the first three deciles were considered as incompatible with safe driving capabilities.

resultsPerformance is both age-related (r>0.5) and sex-related (female reaction times were significantly slower than those recorded for male subjects, P<0.05). Only 21% of the subjects were able to perform all four tests correctly.

conclusionWe developed and fine-tuned a test called Safedrive that measures visual and auditory reaction times through a smartphone mobile device; the scope of the test is two-fold: to provide a clinical tool for the assessment of the driving capacity of individuals taking pain relief medication; to promote the sense of social responsibility in drivers who are on medication and provide these individuals with a means of testing their own capacity to drive safely.

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Mobile ApplicationsReaction TimeAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAgingAnalgesics, OpioidAutomobile DrivingCell PhoneFemaleHearingHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedAnalgesics, Opioidauditory reaction timeopioidsSafedrivevisual reaction time

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PMID25709406
PMCPMC4334279

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