Driver Education Research Study

Description

This study will test the effectiveness of different types of driver training interventions for reducing young new driver crash risk early after licensure.

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior, Injuries, Accident, Traffic, Development, Adolescent

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Study overview

This study will test the effectiveness of different types of driver training interventions for reducing young new driver crash risk early after licensure.

A Contemporary Look at Driver Training and Its Role in Reducing Crash Risk in Novice Adolescent Drivers

Driver Education Research Study

Condition
Risk Reduction Behavior
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adolescents ages 16-17 years old who reside in Pennsylvania
  • * 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
  • * Non-Pennsylvania resident
  • * 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

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,

Elizabeth A Walshe, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Flaura Winston, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Dan Romer, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

2027-12