The Efficacy of a Functional Meta-Cognitive Intervention to Improve Human Factors of Professional Drivers

NCT02903147 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Rachel ShichrurNavah Ratzon
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 77
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a functional-meta-cognitive intervention program to reduce driving risk factors amongst professional bus drivers.

Conditions

Human Risk Factors; Driving Behavior; Meta-cognition

Keywords

IVDR; driving behavior patterns; Meta-Cognitive Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in In Vehicle Data Recorder (IVDR) risk score

  Assessing the degree of change in the rate of IVDR events before and after intervention.

  Change from baseline IVDR risk score at 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in car accident rate

  Change from ratings of questionnaire pre intervention to ratings at an average of 1 year post intervention.

• Change in subjective ratings of driving performance questionnaire.

  Change from ratings of questionnaire at baseline pre intervention to reratings at an average of 1 year post intervention..

Study Arms (2)

Functional Meta-Cognitive Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention is aimed to improve human factors of professional bus drivers

Behavioral: Functional Meta-Cognitive Intervention

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The control group had the employer's training - The company holds routine covert inspections, summons to conversations with the security offices and records in the drivers' personal files.

Behavioral: The employer's training

Interventions

Functional Meta-Cognitive Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Functional-Meta-Cognitive Intervention Program was focused on raising awareness to safe driving risk factors identified at pre-screening, with reference to the difficulties that the driver raises and providing coping strategies. The intervention has been customized for each driver and included three sessions of two hours.

Functional Meta-Cognitive Intervention

The employer's training BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Male gender.
• Having a valid bus driver's license.
• Working for a specific large bus company in the center of Israel.

You may not qualify if:

• Drivers who had less than 50 hours of IVDR data were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tel Aviv University: lead

Study Officials

• Navah Ratzon, Prof.

  Tel Aviv University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, Occupational Therapist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 7, 2016
• First Posted: September 16, 2016
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2015
• Study Completion: January 1, 2015
• Last Updated: September 16, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09