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Hazard Anticipation Program for Parents of Teen Drivers

NCT06611241 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-02-12

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Summary

This study will test an intervention that was developed to improve parents\' driving instruction of teens\' hazard anticipation skills when teens are in the learner phase of licensure. Half of the parents in the study will receive the intervention and half will not. Investigators will then compare driving instructions given by parents in the two groups by recording driving sessions that parents and teens have together in that real world and by recording a drive that parents and teens will complete in a driving simulator. The driving simulator allows us to expose teens and parents to hazards they may encounter on the roadway without putting them in harm\'s way.

Conditions

  • Motor Vehicle Accident
  • Interaction, Parent-Offspring

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hazard Anticipation Program for Parents of Teen Drivers

Parents and teens who receive the intervention will complete a web-based training that provides parents with guidance on how to teach their teen to identify potential hazards on the roadway. The program begins by providing background on teens' difficulty learning this skill and the motivational interviewing techniques that are being used in the course. Parents then engage with a series of hazard videos. For each hazard, parents watch the hazard unfold, provide an example of what they might say to their teen in that, and are provided with examples of how to coach their teen through the hazard before it becomes a critical event. Parents and teens then jointly watch 12 videos depicting hazards unfolding on the roadway. Teens are asked to identify the hazard without parental input by pressing a spacebar. Teens must also indicate what they believe was the key event that caused the hazard. Then parents and teens are given an opportunity to replay the video and discuss the hazard together.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Elizabeth O'Neal

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-01-12
Primary Completion
2025-12-23
Completion
2025-12-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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