Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Campaign

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Trauma Prevention

In brief

The study will measure the effectiveness of a distracted driving campaign in the emergency department in teenagers, 15 to 18 years old, to determine if it changes their attitudes towards texting while driving. It will also assess previous knowledge and behaviors in this age group, regarding distracted driving and what educational tool (power point vs. videos vs. brochure) has the most impact changing the attitudes towards texting and driving.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02437149

Run by

Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital

People needed

273

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-05

Who can join

Age: 15 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescents between the ages of 15 to 18 years

You may not qualify if…

• Adolescents refusing to participate in the Distracted Driving Campaign.
• Adolescents visiting the emergency department with a chief complaint related to mental illness, suicide ideation or attempt, or any complaint limiting the ability to complete the questionnaire.
• Adolescents with diagnosis of developmental delay that could affect his or her ability to complete the questionnaire.
• Adolescents that do not speak English (the videos about real people who have had accidents while texting and driving found at http://www.distraction.gov/faces/index.html are available only in English.

Where it is running

• Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital — Miami, Florida, United States

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