Mobile Technology Monitoring System to Assess a Web-based Intervention for Teen Risky Driving

A Pilot Study of a Mobile Technology Monitoring System to Assess a Web-based Intervention for Teen Risky Driving

This research study examines the feasibility of using an in-vehicle mobile technology monitoring system to measure teen secondary task engagement during on-road driving as the outcome measure for a web-based intervention to prevent risky driving in novice teen drivers.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Adolescent; Attention; Accidents, Traffic; Motor Vehicles
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Risky Driving Prevention; Behavioral: Teen Healthy Living

Detailed Description

This research study examines the feasibility of using an in-vehicle mobile technology monitoring system to measure teen secondary task engagement during on-road driving as the outcome measure for a web-based intervention to prevent risky driving in novice teen drivers. Approximately 20 teens who have been licensed for less than 90 days will be enrolled and evaluated at baseline, ~1 week and ~4 weeks. Participants will complete an intervention after the ~1 week assessment. This study will provide information on the feasibility of the web-based intervention to prevent risky driving and estimation of effect size of the intervention on cell phone use while driving.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 28
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4217
      • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4217
      • University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females age 16-17 years at time of enrollment (i.e. can turn 18 while enrolled in research and still be eligible).
2. Has their own iPhone 4S or newer or Android 4.3 or newer smartphone with data plan
3. PA driver's license for 90 days or less at time of teen assent
4. Personal email address and computer and internet access
5. Ability to read and write English
6. Primarily drives one vehicle with the ability to accommodate the DriveID device
7. Parental consent and teen assent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participation in a Center for Injury Research and Prevention at CHOP teen driving study within the past 6 months
2. Unable to follow study procedures

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Risky driving prevention; Web-based behavioral intervention to promote teen driver attention to the roadway, addressing mobile technology and passengers.	Behavioral: Risky Driving Prevention; The web-based intervention to prevent risky driving targets knowledge, attitudes, perceived control and norms about driver inattention, with strategies to keep attention on the roadway.; Other Names: Web-based intervention to prevent risky driving
Experimental: Control group; Web-based behavioral intervention for healthy lifestyles.	Behavioral: Teen Healthy Living; The control group will receive a web-based intervention for general health promotion and is designed to enhance participants' knowledge and ability to reduce their risk of adverse health conditions including, obesity and heart disease.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Retention of participants	Proportion of participants enrolled who complete Study Visit 1, Study Visit 2, Study Visit 3 and Study Visit 4.	Baseline (Study Visit 1) through approximately 1- month (Study Visit 4)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
In-vehicle cell phone use	Difference between the intervention and control group on frequency of cell phone use while driving as monitored by an in-vehicle device	Baseline (Study Visit 1) through approximately 1- month (Study Visit 4)
Self-reported driving behaviors	Difference between the intervention and control group on on self-report measures of driving behaviors	Baseline (Study Visit 1) through approximately 1- month (Study Visit 4)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
• Collaborators: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 29, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): December 29, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 25, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): March 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 18, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 17, 2018
• Last Verified: March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 15-012431; 823913 (Other Identifier: University of Pennsylvania)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO