Clinical trial NCT05298267: Reducing Distracted Driving With the Flip of a Switch
Official title: Reducing Distracted Driving With the Flip of a Switch
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Automobile Accident
Keywords: distracted driving automobile
behavioral economics (nudge)
smartphone application
Lead sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-03-28
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 19
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Participants will be monitored for 4 weeks. Halfway through the monitoring period, participants will be asked to turn on the DNDWD feature on their phone.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: We propose to test a potential intervention to reduce distracted driving among high school students that could be used as part of future research trials and school campaigns. This intervention is designed to encourage use of a setting that silences incoming calls and messages while the person is driving.

Detailed description: The purpose of this study is to test an intervention to reduce distracted driving among high school students. We're interested in learning the use of Do Not Disturb While Driving (DNDWD) by high school students. Participants will be recruited to participate into a 4-week study. Those that consent will download a driving app that will monitor their phone use while driving. Halfway through the monitoring period, we will ask participants to turn on DNDWD. Participants will also have the opportunity to enroll into an auto-reply message contest for best message. Once the 4- week monitoring period is complete participants will complete and exit survey

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. High School student with school assigned email address
2. Has a cell phone with ability to download Way to Drive app
3. Has a driver's license and typically drives every week

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unable to read or understand English
2. Under 18 years old and no parental consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in self-reported DNDWD
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Seconds of active (handheld) phone use per hour of driving
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Seconds of active (handheld) call use per hour of driving.
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Seconds of active (handheld) non-call use per hour of driving
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Seconds of passive (hands-free) call use per hour of driving
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Seconds of passive (hands-free) non-call use per hour of driving.
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Seconds of speeding per hour of driving
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Hard braking events per 100 miles.
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Fast acceleration events per 100 miles.
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Net promoter score
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
measure: Responses to open-ended questions in exit survey
timeFrame: For the duration of the study; 4 weeks
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