Intervention to Improve Driving Practices Among High-Risk Teen Drivers (projectDRIVE)

Ginger Yang

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 3

Conditions: Recidivism; Drive; Feedback, Psychological; Communication

Treatments: Combination Product: In-vehicle device; Behavioral: Parent Communication

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04317664

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of an in-vehicle driving feedback technology, with and without parent communication training, on risky driving events, unsafe driving behaviors, and subsequent traffic violations among teens who have recently received a moving traffic violation.

Full description

For this study, 240 teen and parent/guardian dyads will be randomized into one of three study groups for six months. Teens will be aged 16-17 who committed a moving-related traffic violation and their parent/legal guardian who is most involved with their driving. Researchers will aim to determine the effects of the intervention on teens' risky driving events, unsafe driving behaviors, and traffic violation recidivism. Additionally, researchers will aim to determine the effects of the intervention on frequency and quality of parent-teen communications about safe driving practices.

Enrollment: 480 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 16-17 years at time of violation
• Convicted of a moving violation
• Possess a valid intermediate driver's license issued by the state of Ohio, with proof of car insurance
• Access to a vehicle with an On-board Diagnostics II system port (i.e. cars made after 1996) in which he/she is the primary driver
• Smartphone with Bluetooth capabilities
• At least one legal guardian

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to drive due to injury, license suspension, or car damage
• Vehicle already has an in-vehicle driving feedback system installed
• Extremely low average weekly drive time (e.g. <1 hour per week)
• Currently enrolled in another driving-related study
• War of the State
• Non-English speaking parent
• Adults unable to consent
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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480 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The Control Group will have the in-vehicle device installed in the teen's car, but all feedback features will be disabled.

Feedback Only Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Feedback Only Group will have the in-vehicle devices in the teen's car and download the smartphone app on the teen's smartphone. Researchers will provide instructions on how teens can review their driving data. Teens will also receive biweekly cumulative driving reports.

Treatment:

Combination Product: In-vehicle device

Feedback and Parent Communication Group

Experimental group

Description:

The Feedback and Parent Communication Group will have the in-vehicle devices in the teen's car and download the smartphone app on the teen's smartphone. Researchers will provide instructions on how teens and parents can review their driving data. The parent will also receive communication training on how to motivate their teen to adopt safe driving habits via online modules and a video call with a motivational interviewing professional. A second booster session will also occur two months after the initial training. Both teens and parents will receive a biweekly cumulative driving report.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent Communication

Combination Product: In-vehicle device