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NCT Number: NCT01619202

Comparing Driving Performance Among Trained and Untrained Drivers Using a Driving Simulator

The purpose of this study is to examine differences in driving performance on a simulated driving assessment between novice teen drivers who receive the Risk Anticipation-Perception Training (RAPT) program and novice teen drivers who do not receive the training program.

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Key information

Conditions

Prevention Harmful Effects Accident Prevention Accidents, Traffic

Age range

16 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

About this study

Motor vehicle crashes remain the number one cause of death among teens in the United States. Teen drivers (ages 16 to 19) are four times more likely to be involved in fatal crashes than adult drivers (ages 25 to 69). Driving simulators are a safer alternative to on-road assessments that are often affordable and can provide experimental control for research. Though driving simulators have advantages for evaluating driving performance in teens, there are gaps in the literature on the validity of a multidimensional outcome of driving performance in a simulator. To further examine the validity of a multidimensional measure of driving performance in a simulator, we compare simulated driving performance among teens who are trained hazard anticipation-perception training and those who are not.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Holds a valid driver's license for less than or equal to 180 days
  • 16 - 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

  • Self-reports claustrophobia, migraine headaches, and/or motion sickness
  • Females who are pregnant
  • Previously participated in another CHOP driving simulator study
  • Non-English Speaking

Treatment and study plan

Risk Anticipation -Perception Training

Behavioral

Web-based computer training program designed to teach novice teen drivers how to properly scan for hazards

Other names: RAPT

Primary outcomes

  1. Simulated driving performance measured by the number of errors made or the lack thereof, during a series of simulated drives.

    Time frame: at least 1 week after training or enrollment

    Simulated driving performance will be measured by the number of driving errors made during the simulated drives. The simulated driving performance will be compared across each arm, Intervention and Control. Intervention arm: Simulated driving performance will be measured at least 1 week after completion of the RAPT (Hazard Awareness) training program; Control arm: Simulated driving performance will be measured after enrollment and completion of pre-assessment measures.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health
  • University of Pennsylvania

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Driving Performance Among Trained and Untrained Novice Drivers: Validation of a Multidimensional Simulated Driving Assessment

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jun 14, 2012
Registry last updated
Jan 26, 2015

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