Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Experience on Driving Performance in New Teenage Drivers
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Learning
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-55 years
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate the driving performance of new teenage drivers and determine to what extent independent driving experience improves driving performance of young drivers. Motor vehicle crash r...
Detailed Description
Motor vehicle crash rates are highest among novice teen drivers, especially during the first six months and 1000 miles of independent licensed driving. Crash rates decline with driving experience, how...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Recruitment of teen participants will occur by arrangement with local driving schools in Montgomery County, VA.
- Potential participants aged 16 or 17 who have held their driver's license for one month or less may be eligible.
- Participants may be recruited during their training, and will only be eligible after they have met all requirements for licensure, and after both parental consent and teen assent are obtained.
- If the teen wishes to participate, they must have their parent or legal guardian speak to the VTTI experimenter over the telephone for screening and then accompany the teen at an appointment so that the study can be explained and consent and assent provided.
- Experienced adult drivers will be recruited via one-page recruitment fliers describing the study posted in the Blacksburg, VA area.
- After an appointment is made, a telephone screening will occur using the Telephone Driver Screening and Demographic Questionnaire to assess age, sex, medical and driving history.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00340561
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
March 4 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892