Reducing Youthful Dangerous Driving

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00852085

Acronym

RYDD

Enrollment

482

Registered

2009-02-26

Start date

2005-10-31

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2009-02-26

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Conditions

Injuries

Keywords

Counseling, Crime, Adolescent

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEnhanced community service

Two educational sessions and volunteering at a local community service site

BEHAVIORALGroup MI

Four group counseling sessions and two directed observational visits to an emergency department

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 20 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rates of traffic offenses	12 months post intervention completion

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-reported high risk driving behaviors	12 months post intervention completion

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026