Teen Driving Translation Study (NIH)

NCT ID: NCT05696353

Last Updated: 2025-07-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

580 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-17

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

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To translate our evidence-based, parent-engagement safe teen driving intervention to a high-risk, rural and urban teen drivers with a traffic violation, and to test the implementation, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of the proposed intervention.

Detailed Description

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For this study, 290 teen and parent/guardian dyads will be randomized into one of three study groups for 12 months with 6 months of active data collection. 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. Dyads will be recruited from both urban and rural counties in Ohio following the teen's moving violation conviction. The study will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the intervention on teens' risky driving events, unsafe driving behaviors, traffic violation recidivism, and motor vehicle collisions (MVCs), as well as frequency and quality of parent-teen communications about safe driving practices. Additionally, the study will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the peer-delivered intervention vs. expert-delivered intervention on the outcomes of the interest. Finally, the study will assess the barriers/facilitators to the adoption and implementation of the intervention in rural and urban families.

Conditions

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Drive Recidivism Communication Feedback, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control Group

The Control Group will have an in-vehicle device installed in the teen's car, but all feedback features will be disabled. Parents assigned into this group will receive no communication training on how to motivate their teen to adopt safe driving habits.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Feedback and Expert-Delivered Parent Communication Intervention Group

Teens will have an in-vehicle device installed in their car and the smart phone app downloaded on their smart phone. Teens will receive real-time and cumulative driving feedback generated by the in-vehicle device and app; parents will have access to their teen's cumulative driving data at any time via study web portal. Parents will also receive communication training on how to motivate their teen to adopt safe driving habits via online modules and a video call with a teen driving safety communication expert. A second booster session will occur two months after the initial training. Both teens and parents will also receive a biweekly summary report of the teen's driving events prepared by the research team.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

In-vehicle Device

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

The Azūga™ 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 smart phone app (downloaded on the teen's smart phone), 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 via the smart phone app and study website; and 3) A customized biweekly driving summary report via study website.

Expert-Delivered Parent Communication Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Feedback and Peer-Delivered Parent Communication Intervention Group

Teens will have an in-vehicle device installed in their car and the smart phone app download on their smart phone. Teens will receive real-time and cumulative driving feedback generated by the in-vehicle device and app; parents will have access to their teen's cumulative driving data at any time via study web portal. Parents will also receive communication training on how to motivate their teen to adopt safe driving habits via online modules and a video call with a peer trainer who is a parent of teen with a traffic violation and who has received the Expert-delivered Intervention and met the defined peer trainer criteria. A second booster session delivered by the peer trainer will also occur two months after the initial training. Both teens and parents will also receive a biweekly summary report of the teen's driving events prepared by the research team.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

In-vehicle Device

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

The Azūga™ 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 smart phone app (downloaded on the teen's smart phone), 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 via the smart phone app and study website; and 3) A customized biweekly driving summary report via study website.

Peer-Delivered Parent Communication Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An individualized virtual training in communication strategies about teen driving safety along with a booster session will be delivered by a peer trainer who is a parent of teen with traffic citation and has participated in the Feedback and Peer-Delivered Parent Communication Intervention Group. Intervention parents in this group will also be provided with access to an online parent-teen safe driving communication guide.

Interventions

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In-vehicle Device

The Azūga™ 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 smart phone app (downloaded on the teen's smart phone), 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 via the smart phone app and study website; and 3) A customized biweekly driving summary report via study website.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Expert-Delivered Parent Communication Training

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Peer-Delivered Parent Communication Training

An individualized virtual training in communication strategies about teen driving safety along with a booster session will be delivered by a peer trainer who is a parent of teen with traffic citation and has participated in the Feedback and Peer-Delivered Parent Communication Intervention Group. Intervention parents in this group will also be provided with access to an online parent-teen safe driving communication guide.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Azuga Device OBD-II Device In-vehicle Driving Feedback Technology Expert-Delivered Parent Training Steering Teens Safe (Expert) Expert-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Training Peer-Delivered Parent Training Steering Teens Safe (Peer) Peer-Delivered Motivational Interviewing Training

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Teen must be 16 or 17 years old at the time of the moving-related violation
* Teen must be a first-time offender and be found guilty of committing the violation
* Teen must possess a valid Ohio provisional driver's license and proof of car insurance
* Teen must have access to a vehicle with an On-board Diagnostics II system port (i.e., cars made after 1996) in which they are the primary driver
* Teen must have a smart phone with Bluetooth capabilities

Exclusion Criteria

* Teen is unable to drive due to injury, has a suspended driver's license, and/or car damage
* Teen has previously received a traffic citation
* Vehicle already has an in-vehicle driving feedback system installed
* Teen has non-English speaking parents
* Teen is currently enrolled in another driving-related study
* Teen is a ward of the State
* Adults unable to consent
* Pregnant women
* Prisoners
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Iowa

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ohio State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Nebraska

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ginger Yang

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ginger Yang

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nationwide Children's Hospital - Center for Injury Research and Policy

Locations

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jingzhen (Ginger) Yang, PhD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

614-355-5852

Robyn Feiss, PhD

Role: CONTACT

614-355-1830

Facility Contacts

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Ginger Yang, PhD, MPH

Role: primary

614-355-5852

Robyn Feiss, PhD

Role: backup

614-355-1830

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Other Identifiers

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STUDY00001081

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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