Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT04177524
Distracted Driving App Study for Teens and Parents/Caregivers
An Informatics Approach to Preventing Distracted Driving
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 134 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to determine if a new smartphone application helps to decrease distracted driving, and to learn about parent and teen perspectives about the application
Detailed description
This 3-group randomized controlled trial aims to (1) evaluate the frequency of smartphone use among young drivers and their parents/caregivers while driving; and (2) determine if the LifeSaver mobile app reduces the rate of smartphone use while driving. Eligible participants will be licensed teenage drivers between the ages of 16 and 18 years, and a parent/caregiver. The app will be downloaded and installed on both parent/caregivers' and teens' phones to monitor phone use while in a vehicle for 8 weeks.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Background Mode | The LifeSaver app tracks the date, time, and global positioning system (GPS) location of each trip that the participant takes in a moving vehicle, along with a list of apps used during the trip, but does not contain any anti-distracted driving features. |
| DEVICE | Manual Mode | In addition to the features in the Background Mode, the LifeSaver app locks the participants' phone while they are in a moving vehicle unless they actively press an "Emergency Unlock" or "Passenger Unlock" button. |
| DEVICE | Auto-Detect Mode | In addition to the features in Manual Mode, the LifeSaver app's "Passenger Unlock" feature can only be used if the app, via the smartphone's camera, confirms that the participant is not the driver of the vehicle. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-01-23
- Primary completion
- 2021-08-31
- Completion
- 2021-08-31
- First posted
- 2019-11-26
- Last updated
- 2021-11-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04177524. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.