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Tech-wise Driver (Technology Acceptance of Targeted ADAS for Older Adults)

NCT06437665 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2025-03-28

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Summary

The tech-wise driver: Exploring the sustained efficacy and technology acceptance of targeted ADAS for older drivers A significant percentage of road traffic fatalities registered in Canada occurred among older adults. According to the studies, the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) can enhance the safety and mitigate the age-related declines of older drivers. Whether sustained use results in declines in driving performance in older drivers relying on ADAS remains largely unexplored. This is problematic given emerging evidence on ADAS use by older drivers. Furthermore, exploring changes in ADAS technology acceptance in relation to sustained use can inform the correlation between perceived safety and intention to use.

The investigators hypothesize that, compared to driving simulator training alone, lane departure warning (LDW), cruise control (CC), and forward proximity warning (FPW) technology will result in a sustained decrease of critical driving errors in this population; and that exposure to the technology will increase participants' perceived usability and ease of use. To achieve this goal, the investigators will explore the determination of sustained efficacy, establish the impact of technology exposure, evaluate the concurrent validity of a computerized model of driving error type and severity using trained occupational therapy in-vehicle evaluation as the criterion, when evaluating older drivers 'performance.

Our findings may significantly impact the ability of older drivers to choose in-vehicle technologies, and our study will be the first to assess the criterion validity of a simulator-derived computerized model against the findings of an evaluator-based functional assessment.

Conditions

  • Older Adults
  • Driving
  • Simulator

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The intervention name in this study is ADAS-integrated driver simulation training.

The intervention involves providing older drivers (≥65 years of age) with training sessions utilizing a high-fidelity driving simulator. This training focuses on the integration and use of Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Cruise Control (CC), and Forward Proximity Warning (FPW) technologies, collectively referred to as ADAS. The training is designed to familiarize participants with these advanced driver assistance systems, enabling them to effectively utilize these features while driving.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Western University, Canada

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liliana Alvarez, PhD · Western University, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-31
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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