Reducing Youthful Dangerous Driving

Phase 1

• Conditions: Injuries
• Interventions: Behavioral: Group MI; Behavioral: Enhanced community service

• Registration Number: NCT00852085
• Lead Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital

Brief Summary

To examine the effectiveness of four motivational counseling groups and a directed observational experience in the emergency room in comparison to education and community volunteering only, in reducing high risk driving behaviors

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-10
• Status Verified: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-02-25
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2009-02-26
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 482

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 16-20 years
• Court referred for driving offense
• Speak English

Exclusion Criteria

• Age over 20 years
• Not court referred
• Not English speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group MI	Group MI	Four group counseling sessions and a directed observational visit to the emergency department of a busy urban hospital
Enhanced community service	Enhanced community service	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rates of traffic offenses	12 months post intervention completion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported high risk driving behaviors	12 months post intervention completion