Preventing Distracted Driving Phase II

Minnesota HealthSolutions

Status: Completed

Conditions: Distracted Driving

Treatments: Other: Intervention Bluetooth; Other: Control non-Bluetooth; Other: Intervention non-Bluetooth; Other: Control Bluetooth

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT05608018

21-018977

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of a smartphone app in reducing mobile phone use while driving among teens and parents. Prior to sending a message, the smartphone app informs a potential message sender that the recipient is driving.

Full description

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether the app reduces (1) smartphone communication sent from parent to teen while the teen is driving; and (2) smartphone communication sent from teen while the teen is driving. The secondary objectives are to: Determine whether the app reduces smartphone communication sent from teen to parent while parent is driving; Evaluate the acceptability of the app among parents and teens; and determine the relationship between individual differences (demographics, typical smartphone use, driving history, risk perception) and the app's efficacy.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Teen participants:

1. 16 to 19 years of age
2. Hold a valid driver's license
3. Own an iPhone
4. Drive at least 3 days per week

Parent/caregiver participants:

1. 18 to 75 years of age
2. Hold a valid driver's license
3. Own an iPhone
4. Drive at least 3 days per week

Exclusion criteria

Teen participants:

1. Non-fluency in written or spoken English

Parent/caregiver participants:

1. Non-fluency in written or spoken English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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500 participants in 4 patient groups

Control Bluetooth

Other group

Description:

Participants receive a the same app as the intervention group, but the feature that notifies the teens parent when they are driving is turned off. They will self-report their smartphone communication while driving via periodic surveys. Participants will receive a Bluetooth device to keep in their primary vehicle for the duration of the study.

Treatment:

Other: Control Bluetooth

Intervention Bluetooth

Other group

Description:

Participant received the app with all features turned on, so the parent gets a notification when the teen is driving before they go to send a text message to the teen. They will self-report their smartphone communication while driving via periodic surveys. Participants will receive a Bluetooth device to keep in their primary vehicle for the duration of the study.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention Bluetooth

Control non-Bluetooth

Other group

Description:

Participants receive a the same app as the intervention group, but the feature that notifies the teens parent when they are driving is turned off. They will self-report their smartphone communication while driving via periodic surveys. Participants will not receive a Bluetooth device.

Treatment:

Other: Control non-Bluetooth

Intervention non-Bluetooth

Other group

Description:

Participant received the app with all features turned on, so the parent gets a notification when the teen is driving before they go to send a text message to the teen. They will self-report their smartphone communication while driving via periodic surveys. Participants will not receive a Bluetooth device.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention non-Bluetooth