Comparing Driving Performance Among Trained and Untrained Drivers Using a Driving Simulator

Prevention Harmful Effects Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of Driving Performance Among Trained and Untrained Novice Drivers: Validation of a Multidimensional Simulated Driving Assessment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01619202
• Other study ID #: 12-009288
• Secondary ID: K99NR013548
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 6, 2012
• Last updated: January 23, 2015
• Start date: June 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine differences in driving performance on a simulated driving assessment between novice teen drivers who receive the Risk Anticipation-Perception Training (RAPT) program and novice teen drivers who do not receive the training program.

Description:

Motor vehicle crashes remain the number one cause of death among teens in the United States. Teen drivers (ages 16 to 19) are four times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than adult drivers (ages 25 to 69). Driving simulators are a safer alternative to on-road assessments that are often affordable and can provide experimental control for research. Though driving simulators have advantages for evaluating driving performance in teens, there are gaps in the literature on the validity of a multidimensional outcome of driving performance in a simulator. To further examine the validity of a multidimensional measure of driving performance in a simulator, we compare simulated driving performance among teens who are trained hazard anticipation-perception training and those who are not.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Holds a valid driver's license for less than or equal to 180 days

• 16 - 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Self-reports claustrophobia, migraine headaches, and/or motion sickness

• Females who are pregnant

• Previously participated in another CHOP driving simulator study

• Non-English Speaking

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Accident Prevention
• Accidents, Traffic
• Prevention Harmful Effects

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Risk Anticipation -Perception Training
Web-based computer training program designed to teach novice teen drivers how to properly scan for hazards

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), Pennsylvania Department of Health, University of Pennsylvania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Simulated driving performance measured by the number of errors made or the lack thereof, during a series of simulated drives.	Simulated driving performance will be measured by the number of driving errors made during the simulated drives. The simulated driving performance will be compared across each arm, Intervention and Control. Intervention arm: Simulated driving performance will be measured at least 1 week after completion of the RAPT (Hazard Awareness) training program; Control arm: Simulated driving performance will be measured after enrollment and completion of pre-assessment measures.	at least 1 week after training or enrollment	No