Driver Education Research Study

Summary

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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.

BEHAVIORAL

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 or licensed driver training schools subcontracted by 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).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Pennsylvania

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

  collaborator NIH

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Thomas Seacrist, MBE · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

• Flaura Winston, MD, PhD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-08-08

Primary Completion

2027-12-31

Completion

2027-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations