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NCT Number: NCT03639753

Transportation Safety in Adolescence

The proposed project will focus on improving teen driver safety as motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and injury to adolescents. If successful, research findings will lead to clear strategies to reduce motor vehicle crashes.

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Key information

Conditions

Automobile Accident

Age range

16 year–17 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Teens between 16 and 17 years and 4 months (17.33 years) of age
  • Pennsylvania state learner's permits
  • Will have their Pennsylvania state learner's permit for at least 6 months (self-report)
  • Self-report of less than 10 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience.
  • Teen and parent/caregiver fluent in written and spoken English
  • Access to at least one practice vehicle
  • Email address and internet access to complete study procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Teens with self-reported or parent reported (of teen's) visual, medical, or physical impairments that would require a handicap placard or assistive device to drive.
  • Teens with pervasive developmental delays
  • Have a sibling enrolled in this study
  • Enrolled in other teen driving studies

Treatment and study plan

Parent-Teen Intervention

Behavioral

Parent health coaching and resources + teen on-road driver experience + safe driving eLearning Modules

Usual practice

Other

Standard care for teens who get licensed in the state of PA

Primary outcomes

  1. Police-reported motor vehicle crashes

    Time frame: Baseline to 12 months after licensure

    Time to first motor vehicle crash

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pennsylvania

Other

Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Registry information

Official study title

Promoting Transportation Safety in Adolescence

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 21, 2018
Registry last updated
Apr 30, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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