A Randomized Trial of Interventions for Teenage Drivers With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

May 9, 2022 updated by: Gregory Fabiano, State University of New York at Buffalo
There is clear, converging evidence from multiple prospective studies with well-diagnosed adolescents with ADHD and comparison, non-ADHD adolescents, that teen drivers with ADHD have more accidents and other adverse driving outcomes. Available research indicates parental monitoring and limit-setting for adolescent drivers is one of the most effective interventions for preventing negative driving outcomes. For children with ADHD, interventions to promote parenting capacity to effectively oversee and intervene in teen driving will likely need to be intensive and require multiple treatment components. The present proposal aims to compare the standard care for teen drivers (driver's education classes and driving practice) to the Supporting a Teen's Effective Entry to the Roadway (STEER) program, that includes a parent-teen intervention, adolescent skill building, parent training on effective adolescent management strategies, joint parent-teen negotiations sessions, practice on a driving simulator, parental monitoring of objective driving behaviors, and the targeting of safe teen driving via contingency management strategies (i.e., parent-teen contracts). To facilitate teen and parent engagement the intervention will be preceded by a motivational interview. The specific aims of the proposal are to investigate the efficacy of the STEER program relative to a standard care group in a randomized clinical trial (N=172) on measures of objective driving outcome and parenting capacity. It is hypothesized that the STEER program will result in improved outcomes relative to the standard care group at the end of intervention and 6 and 12 month follow-up assessments.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

172

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214
        • SUNY at Buffalo

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 18 years (ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical Diagnosis of ADHD, Combined Type
  • At least 16 years old
  • Has a driving Permit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No parent willing to be involved
  • Seizure disorder, eating disorder, psychotic disorder, current diagnosis of substance/alcohol dependence
  • Prior Driver's education class

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Driver Training
Driver Education Program Practice driving on a driving simulator Provision of the CarChipPro to the family
Device: CarChipPro
On board driving monitor
Behavioral: Driver's Education
10 Session License to Learn Program.
Other: Driving Simulator Practice
Practice Driving on a driving simulator
EXPERIMENTAL: STEER Program
Driver Education STEER Program
Device: CarChipPro
On board driving monitor
Behavioral: Driver's Education
10 Session License to Learn Program.
Other: Driving Simulator Practice
Practice Driving on a driving simulator
Behavioral: STEER Program
8-session behavioral parent training and teen social skills/communication training program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Risky Driving Events Assessed by On-Board Driving Monitor
Time Frame: Follow up period after the intervention (1 year)
Frequency count of risky driving events (e.g., abrupt braking, hard acceleration, abrupt swerving) recorded by engine performance monitor installed in the car. Events were counted and a greater frequency indicated more risky driving. The average number of risky driving events, collected over a four-week period at each assessment point were used as the dependent measure.
Follow up period after the intervention (1 year)
Positive Parenting Observational Data
Time Frame: Follow-up period after the intervention (12 weeks)
Parents and teens discussed two recent issues and these discussions were coded using The Interaction Behavior Code (IBC). The IBC is a behavioral coding system designed to assess global impressions of parent-adolescent problem-solving and communication behavior. Coders were undergraduates who were unaware of both study hypothesis and group assignment. Coders were instructed to rate 32 behavioral items related to positive and negative parenting in terms of their presence or absence of the behaviors (Items 1-22) or the how often specific parenting behaviors occurred for Items 23-32 ("no" = 0 points, "a little" = .5 point, and "alot" = 1 point). Coders scores were summed across the 32 items and scores fore each scale could range from 0-32. Thus for the positive parenting scale, higher scores, ranging from 0-32, indicated improvement.
Follow-up period after the intervention (12 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gregory A Fabiano, PhD, SUNY at Buffalo

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 23, 2011

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 24, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 11, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HD058588

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