Distracted Driving App Study for Teens and Parents/Caregivers (IDD)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Distracted Driving

Treatments: Device: Background Mode; Device: Auto-Detect Mode; Device: Manual Mode

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT04177524

19-016717

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to determine if a new smartphone application helps to decrease distracted driving, and to learn about parent and teen perspectives about the application

Full description

This 3-group randomized controlled trial aims to (1) evaluate the frequency of smartphone use among young drivers and their parents/caregivers while driving; and (2) determine if the LifeSaver mobile app reduces the rate of smartphone use while driving. Eligible participants will be licensed teenage drivers between the ages of 16 and 18 years, and a parent/caregiver. The app will be downloaded and installed on both parent/caregivers' and teens' phones to monitor phone use while in a vehicle for 8 weeks.

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Licensed teen drivers 16 years to 18 years and one parent/caregiver
• Teen and parent/caregiver are both Android smartphone users
• Teen and parent/caregiver both drive a minimum of 2 days per week

Exclusion criteria

• Non-fluency in written or spoken English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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134 participants in 3 patient groups

Arm 1

Experimental group

Description:

Participants alternate between using the Manual Mode of the app for 2 weeks and Auto-Detect Mode of the app for 2 weeks, for a total of 4 periods (8 weeks).

Treatment:

Device: Manual Mode

Device: Auto-Detect Mode

Arm 2

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the Auto-Detect Mode of the app for 4 weeks, followed by the Manual Mode for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Device: Manual Mode

Device: Auto-Detect Mode

Arm 3

Experimental group

Description:

Participants use the Background Mode of the app for 4 weeks, followed by the Auto-Detect Mode of the app for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Device: Auto-Detect Mode

Device: Background Mode