Reducing Youthful Dangerous Driving (RYDD)

Lifespan

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: Group MI; Behavioral: Enhanced community service

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00852085

5R49CE000544-03

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the effectiveness of four motivational counseling groups and a directed observational experience in the emergency room in comparison to education and community volunteering only, in reducing high risk driving behaviors

Enrollment: 482 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 20 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 16-20 years
• Court referred for driving offense
• Speak English

Exclusion criteria

• Age over 20 years
• Not court referred
• Not English speaking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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482 participants in 2 patient groups

Group MI

Experimental group

Description:

Four group counseling sessions and a directed observational visit to the emergency department of a busy urban hospital

Treatment:

Behavioral: Group MI

Enhanced community service

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Enhanced community service