Washington State Driving Intervention Research Study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of hazard perception and attention maintenance training and testing on driving performance. Participants will be randomized into a treatment group receiving hazard perception or attention maintenance training or a control group receiving either vehicle maintenance training or the status quo ZED training. Randomization will occur by location. Researchers will compare the treatment and control groups to see if there are differences in driving behavior and crash rates.

Conditions

• Driving Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hazard Perception Training

The hazard perception training is comprised of three modules. Each module is comprised of four scenarios. Each hazard perception scenario has two activities. The entire training is expected to take approximately an hour to complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Vehicle Maintenance Training

For participants randomized into the placebo group, they will receive a brief training on vehicle maintenance using a series of short videos. These videos describe regular checks that drivers should do, such as checking windshield wiper fluid levels, and how to change engine oil. Altogether the videos will last approximately 1 hour.

BEHAVIORAL

Attention Maintenance Training

The attention maintenance training is comprised of three modules. Each module is comprised of four scenarios, with each scenario corresponding to one activity. The entire training is expected to take approximately an hour to complete.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Academy of Sciences

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The Driver Training Group

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Johnathon Ehsani, PhD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-07-15

Primary Completion

2027-08-31

Completion

2027-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations