Intervention to Improve Driving Practices Among High-Risk Teen Drivers

Communication Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Intervention to Improve Driving Practices Among High-Risk Teen Drivers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04317664
• Other study ID #: 1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: September 28, 2020
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Contact: Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, PhD, MPH
• Phone: 614-355-5852
• Email: ginger.yang[@]nationwidechildrens.org
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 480
• Est. completion date: October 15, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: April 15, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communication
• Drive
• Feedback, Psychological
• Recidivism

Intervention

Combination Product:
• In-vehicle device
The Azuga™ in-vehicle driving feedback technology, which consists of a pager-sized device plugged into the vehicle's on-board diagnostic port (installed in the teen's car) and a smartphone app (downloaded on the teen's smartphone), will be installed/downloaded. Three types of feedback will be provided to intervention teens: 1) Direct audio feedback from the installed device; 2) Detailed cumulative driving data; and 3) A customized biweekly driving summary report.

Behavioral:
• Parent Communication
An individualized virtual training in communication strategies about driving safety along with a booster session will be delivered by a traffic safety communication specialist to subjects in the Feedback and Parent Communication Group. Intervention parents in this group will also be provided with access to an online parent-teen safe driving communication guide.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	Ohio

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ginger Yang	Ohio State University, University of Iowa, University of Nebraska

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Engagement with Parent Communication Training	Engagement with the parent communication training will be measured among parents in the Feedback and Parent Communication Group using online measurements.	Six months/study period
Other	Engagement with Device Feedback	Engagement with device feedback will be measured among teens in the Feedback Only Group and the Feedback and Parent Communication Group and parents in the Feedback and Parent Communication Group via online tracking of the participant's web interface using Google Analytics.	Six months/study period
Primary	Number of Risky Driving Events	Events of hard braking and sudden acceleration.	Six months/study period
Primary	Number of Unsafe Driving Behaviors	Events of speeding, distracted driving, and no seatbelt use.	Six months/study period
Primary	Frequency of Parent-teen Communication	Frequency of parent-teen communication about driving safety. This will be measured through a survey asking parents how often they discussed a driving topic with their teen.	Six months/study period
Primary	Recidivism	Recidivism will be measured among teens in all three groups by linking traffic citations and court disposition data with the participating teen's driver's license number. Recidivism during the 12 months following enrollment, including date and type of violation, and days from index violation to subsequent violation will be analyzed.	Up to one year post-study period
Primary	Quality of Parent-teen Communication	The quality of parent-teen communication about driving safety will be measured through an average rating of each driving topic which is recorded by the parent and teen.	Six months/study period