Transportation Safety in Adolescence

NCT ID: NCT03639753

Last Updated: 2025-12-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2216 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-18

Study Completion Date

2026-02-01

Brief Summary

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The proposed project will focus on improving teen driver safety as motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury to adolescents. If successful, research findings will lead to clear strategies to reduce motor vehicle crashes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Automobile Accident

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Parent-Teen Intervention

Parent health coaching session and supportive materials, teen on road driver assessment with feedback.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parent-Teen Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parent health coaching and resources + teen on-road driver experience + safe driving eLearning Modules

Usual Practice

Group Type OTHER

Usual Practice

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard care for teens who get licensed in the state of PA

Interventions

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Parent-Teen Intervention

Parent health coaching and resources + teen on-road driver experience + safe driving eLearning Modules

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Practice

Standard care for teens who get licensed in the state of PA

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Teens between 16 and 17 years and 4 months (17.33 years) of age
* Pennsylvania state learner's permits
* Will have their Pennsylvania state learner's permit for at least 6 months (self-report)
* Self-report of less than 10 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience.
* Teen and parent/caregiver fluent in written and spoken English
* Access to at least one practice vehicle
* Email address and internet access to complete study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

* Teens with self-reported or parent reported (of teen's) visual, medical, or physical impairments that would require a handicap placard or assistive device to drive.
* Teens with pervasive developmental delays
* Have a sibling enrolled in this study
* Enrolled in other teen driving studies
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Edinburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Catherine McDonald

PI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Leann Long, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Catherine McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Jessica Mirman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Edinburgh

Locations

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Hafetz J, McDonald CC, Long DL, Ford CA, Mdluli T, Weiss A, Felkins J, Wilson N, MacDonald B. Promoting transportation safety in adolescence: the drivingly randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2023 Oct 17;23(1):2020. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16801-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37848929 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01HD095248

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

IRB-834765

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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