NCT02437149

Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Campaign

Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Campaign for Teenagers in the Emergency Department

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 273 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study will measure the effectiveness of a distracted driving campaign in the emergency department in teenagers, 15 to 18 years old, to determine if it changes their attitudes towards texting while driving. It will also assess previous knowledge and behaviors in this age group, regarding distracted driving and what educational tool (power point vs. videos vs. brochure) has the most impact changing the attitudes towards texting and driving.

Detailed description

Distracted driving is defined by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) as any activity that could withdraw a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. It includes, talking or texting on a cell phone, grooming, eating or drinking, changing radio stations, or talking to passengers. Of all these activities text messaging is by far the most alarming distraction because it requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver. The NHTSA Research Note on distracted driving found that in 2011, 10% percent of fatal crashes were reported as distraction-affected crashes. This research also showed that teens between 15 to 19 years old are currently the largest group with distracted driving affected crashes, with 21% percent of them getting distracted while using their cell phones. During the last few years, multiple public awareness campaigns have been launched in attempt to reduce this problem. These massive campaigns have included television, radio and internet campaigns, posters, billboards and brochures among others. Nevertheless, there are no studies assessing the success of these methods. The research project will use visual and verbal educational tools to engage this population in order to maximize the learning process. The project will include brochures, video presentations and power point presentations. The investigators intend to test a potentially new and effective way to teach our teenagers about the dangers of distracted driving. The project primary goal is to assess if a distracting driving campaign in the emergency department is effective in changing the attitudes towards texting while driving. The investigator also intends to assess the current knowledge about distracted driving and to determine which tool (visual vs. verbal) is most effective to deliver this message.

Conditions

• Trauma Prevention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Video	Real stories video presentation about distracted driving. Produced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
BEHAVIORAL	Power Point	Brief power point presentation with information about distracted driving. Produced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
BEHAVIORAL	Brochure	Brochure with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration information about distracting driving.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2017-06-01
• First posted: 2015-05-07
• Last updated: 2017-05-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States