Driver Education Research Study

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Conditions studied: Risk Reduction Behavior, Injuries, Accident, Traffic, Development, Adolescent

In brief

This study will test the effectiveness of different types of driver training interventions for reducing young new driver crash risk early after licensure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06413927

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

1300

Starts

2024-08-08

Expected to finish

2027-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-06

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adolescents ages 16-17 years old who reside in Pennsylvania
• Have an active Pennsylvania learner's permit
• Have <30 hours of driving practice during permit phase
• Have never taken an on-road licensing exam, in any state
• Plan to get a license within the next 12 months in Pennsylvania
• Plan to have access to a vehicle to drive after licensure
• Have a personal cell phone and access to a smartphone/tablet/computer with internet access
• Download and use the RoadReady app (only required for participants randomized to the behind-the-wheel training arm; optional for participants randomized to the online vehicle and driver safety and online driver skills training arms)
• Are able to read/write in English
• Provide informed consent/assent
• Are not also taking part in another learner driver study

You may not qualify if…

• Non-Pennsylvania resident
• Participants who do not pass the license exam will not be able to complete the post-license monitoring until the license is obtained
• Enrolled in another learner driver study

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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