Reducing Driving Offenses of Adolescent Drinkers (ROAD)

Lifespan

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Alcohol Consumption

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief group counseling; Behavioral: Prototypic community service; Behavioral: Community Counseling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00851058

5R01AA15708-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effectiveness of four group session of motivational counseling plus six hours of direct observations of the emergency department trauma services in comparison to four group session and six hours of community volunteering and also in comparison to four hours of education and 16 hours of community volunteering in reducing alcohol use and high risk driving behaviors and offenses among court referred 16-20 year old drivers.

Enrollment: 786 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 20 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Age 16-20 years:

• Court referral for driving conviction and/or possession of alcohol
• Offense committed in Rhode Island
• Can speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age over 20 years
• Not English speaking
• Not referred by courts

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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786 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Counseling

Experimental group

Description:

Four session of group counseling and six hours of guided observation of the emergency and trauma services at a busy urban hospital

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief group counseling

Community Counseling

Active Comparator group

Description:

Four session of group counseling and six hours of volunteering in a local not for profit community agency.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Community Counseling

Prototypic Community Service

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Four hours of education about road safety and 16 hours volunteering at a local not for profit community service.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prototypic community service

Behavioral: Prototypic community service