The effectiveness of different driver education types on safety outcomes for older adults.

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• Conditions: Driving safety and crash risk prevention in older drivers; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001629123
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales (UNSW)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-25
• Study Completion: 2022-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

1.Hold a current driver’s licence;
2.Be available for the duration of the intervention;
3.Drive a vehicle that has at least third-party insurance;
4.Have never taken an older driver refresher course; and
5.Have sufficient English language skills to complete the written questionnaires and follow verbal instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Significant cognitive impairment (likely to impact participation);
2.Other serious mental or physical health conditions that would prevent full participation in the study or require medications that impair driving ability (e.g., major stroke, current cancer treatment, antipsychotic medication, narcotic pain medication, significant visual field loss);
3.Vision impairment; and
4.High scores on the baseline ORT DSR (>8/10), occurring in 10% of our previous studies; or
5.Very low scores on the baseline ORT DSR (<3/10), occurring in 5% of our previous studies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Driver Safety Rating (DSR) score based on a 60-minute On-Road Driving Assessment on a standard urban route, conducted by an OT using standard scoring protocol (Anstey et al 2018: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.02.016). The On-Road Driving Assessment will be conducted in a dual-brake vehicle with a Driving Instructor and an Occupational Therapist on urban roads in non-peak traffic. <br><br>The change in DSR at each time point will be used as the primary outcome in analyses.<br>[3 months, 12 months, and 24 months after the intervention has commenced (all three primary timepoints were included in power analysis)]