NCT04317664

Intervention to Improve Driving Practices Among High-Risk Teen Drivers

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ginger Yang · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of an in-vehicle driving feedback technology, with and without parent communication training, on risky driving events, unsafe driving behaviors, and subsequent traffic violations among teens who have recently received a moving traffic violation.

Detailed description

For this study, 240 teen and parent/guardian dyads will be randomized into one of three study groups for six months. Teens will be aged 16-17 who committed a moving-related traffic violation and their parent/legal guardian who is most involved with their driving. Researchers will aim to determine the effects of the intervention on teens' risky driving events, unsafe driving behaviors, and traffic violation recidivism. Additionally, researchers will aim to determine the effects of the intervention on frequency and quality of parent-teen communications about safe driving practices.

Conditions

• Drive
• Recidivism
• Communication
• Feedback, Psychological

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
COMBINATION_PRODUCT	In-vehicle device	The Azūga™ in-vehicle driving feedback technology, which consists of a pager-sized device plugged into the vehicle's on-board diagnostic port (installed in the teen's car) and a smartphone app (downloaded on the teen's smartphone), will be installed/downloaded. Three types of feedback will be provided to intervention teens: 1) Direct audio feedback from the installed device; 2) Push notification on the phone screen when a trip ends, 3) Detailed cumulative driving data; and 4) A customized biweekly driving summary report.
BEHAVIORAL	Parent Communication	An individualized virtual training in communication strategies about driving safety along with a booster session will be delivered by a traffic safety communication specialist to subjects in the Feedback and Parent Communication Group. Intervention parents in this group will also be provided with access to an online parent-teen safe driving communication guide, including includes three motivational interviewing technique demonstration videos and 26 safe driving lessons.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-09-28
• Primary completion: 2024-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2020-03-23
• Last updated: 2026-02-23
• Results posted: 2026-02-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study