Web-based Intervention to Prevent Risky Driving

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motor Vehicles; Adolescent; Accidents, Traffic; Attention

Treatments: Behavioral: Risky driving prevention; Behavioral: Control group general health promotion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02319317

14-011336 (Other Identifier)

R00NR013548 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

821064 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The specific aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a web-based intervention to prevent risky driving with teen drivers licensed in the previous 90 days.

Full description

The specific aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a web-based intervention to prevent risky driving teen drivers licensed in the previous 90 days. The intervention will focus on promoting teen driver attention to the roadway.

The investigators will use a randomized controlled trial (RCT) experimental design for this feasibility study, randomizing to the intervention or control group. The investigators will complete a baseline assessment and follow up with participants at 1-month, 3-months and 6-months post-intervention delivery.

This study will provide information on the feasibility of the web-based intervention to prevent risky driving and estimation of effect size of the intervention on simulated driving performance, self-reported driving behaviors, crash and citation data.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Males or females age 16-17 years at time of enrollment (i.e. can turn 18 while enrolled in research and still be eligible).
2. Pennsylvania driver's license for 90 days or less at time of assent
3. Personal email address and computer and internet access
4. Willingness to travel to CHOP twice to complete simulated assessment
5. Ability to read and write English

Exclusion criteria

1. Self-reported of claustrophobia, migraine headaches, or motion sickness
2. Self-reported current pregnancy
3. . Participation in a Center for Injury Research and Prevention teen driving study with the past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Risky driving prevention

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based behavioral intervention to promote teen driver attention to the roadway, addressing mobile technology and passengers.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Risky driving prevention

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based behavioral intervention for healthy lifestyles.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control group general health promotion