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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
1300 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-08-08
2027-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This study will test the effectiveness of different types of driver training programs for reducing young new driver crash risk early after licensure.
Up to 1,200 adolescent learner drivers in Pennsylvania will be recruited for this trial (to get up to 1,000 evaluable participants). Participants will be recruited through Primary Care Clinics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and from the surrounding community to take part in a study that will continue through the learner phase and for 6 months after licensure. Participants will give informed consent and be asked to complete some baseline surveys and cognitive tasks, and a virtual driving assessment in-person during a clinical or other visit. All will receive care-as-usual.
Participants will also be followed through the learner phase with a smartphone app that monitors driving trips and monthly surveys that can be completed at home. In the learner phase, participants will randomly receive one of three interventions. One group of participants will receive professional behind-the-wheel training with a local driving school instructor. Another group will receive a modern online driver training course. Another group will receive an online vehicle and driver safety education. Participants randomly assigned to the behind-the-wheel training group will be required to download and use an app to log and track their driving practice hours. Use of this app will be optional for participants randomly assigned to the other groups.
After the learner phase, participants will be given an online hazard skills test, online surveys, and second virtual driving assessment, and state license examination and will be followed for 6 months after licensure, with online surveys at 2, 4, and 6 months after licensure, and with continued driver trip monitoring through the smartphone app.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Active Control: Online Vehicle and Driver Safety Education
Participants in this arm will receive care as usual, and also complete an online video training module on vehicle and driver safety, with a short quiz at the end to determine compliance. The training content will not teach driving skills, as in the other online driver training arm. It requires up to two hours to complete and can be done from any internet-connected computer (at home, at school, etc.).
Online Vehicle and Driver Safety Education
This online video education program provides education in vehicle and driver safety (e.g. vehicle maintenance, adjusting car seats and seatbelts). This online training will take up to 2 hours to complete and will have a short quiz at the end to determine compliance with this online training.
Online Driver Skills Training
Participants in the Online Driver Skills Training arm will complete an online driver skill training program known as Accelerated Curriculum to Create Effective Learning (ACCEL) for novice drivers. It requires up to two hours to complete and can be done from any internet-connected computer (at home, at school, etc.).
Online Driver Skills Training
The online driver training is the Accelerated Curriculum to Create Effective Learning (ACCEL) is designed to enhance the ability to anticipate, recognize and respond to hazards and to maintain attention to the road. The training is delivered online via a computer and can be done from home or at a school or other site that has a computer with internet access. It requires up to two hours to complete, and will be hosted on a platform that will track progress and completion through the training (such as accuracy, duration in modules, time to complete) and a short quiz will be provided at the end to assess learning.
Behind-the-Wheel Driver Training
Participants in the Behind-the-Wheel training arm will receive professional behind-the-wheel training course delivered in-person on the road by a local driving school instructor through our partnership with a local driving school Coastline Academy.
Behind-the-Wheel Driver Training
The professional behind-the-wheel training course will be conducted in-person, delivered by local driving school partner Coastline Academy. The curriculum consists of 6 hours of training with assigned practice between lessons, and meets Pennsylvania and national standards. Post-lesson forms completed by the instructors will record adherence and consistency (intervention fidelity).
Interventions
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Online Vehicle and Driver Safety Education
This online video education program provides education in vehicle and driver safety (e.g. vehicle maintenance, adjusting car seats and seatbelts). This online training will take up to 2 hours to complete and will have a short quiz at the end to determine compliance with this online training.
Online Driver Skills Training
The online driver training is the Accelerated Curriculum to Create Effective Learning (ACCEL) is designed to enhance the ability to anticipate, recognize and respond to hazards and to maintain attention to the road. The training is delivered online via a computer and can be done from home or at a school or other site that has a computer with internet access. It requires up to two hours to complete, and will be hosted on a platform that will track progress and completion through the training (such as accuracy, duration in modules, time to complete) and a short quiz will be provided at the end to assess learning.
Behind-the-Wheel Driver Training
The professional behind-the-wheel training course will be conducted in-person, delivered by local driving school partner Coastline Academy. The curriculum consists of 6 hours of training with assigned practice between lessons, and meets Pennsylvania and national standards. Post-lesson forms completed by the instructors will record adherence and consistency (intervention fidelity).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Have an active Pennsylvania learner's permit
* Have \<30 hours of driving practice during permit phase
* Have never taken an on-road licensing exam, in any state
* Plan to get a license within the next 12 months in Pennsylvania
* Plan to have access to a vehicle to drive after licensure
* Have a personal cell phone and access to a smartphone/tablet/computer with internet access
* Download and use the RoadReady app (only required for participants randomized to the behind-the-wheel training arm; optional for participants randomized to the online vehicle and driver safety and online driver skills training arms)
* Are able to read/write in English
* Provide informed consent/assent
* Are not also taking part in another learner driver study
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants who do not pass the license exam will not be able to complete the post-license monitoring until the license is obtained
* Enrolled in another learner driver study
16 Years
17 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
University of Michigan
OTHER
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Elizabeth A Walshe, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Flaura Winston, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dan Romer, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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21-019445
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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