Utilizing Text Messaging to Improve Vehicle Safety Among At-Risk Young Adults
SaVE
2 other identifiers
interventional
218
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The "Safe Vehicle Engagement (SaVE)" trials are 3 parallel randomized clinical trials that aim to determine the impact of text messaging (SMS) vehicle safety interventions vs. weekly SMS vehicle safety self-monitoring alone on seat belt use, distracted driving and drink driving among young adults identified in the emergency department (ED) with risky vehicle behaviors.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2019
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 5, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 7, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 26, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 22, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 22, 2021
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
August 9, 2024
CompletedAugust 9, 2024
March 1, 2024
2.2 years
February 5, 2019
May 4, 2023
March 5, 2024
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Seat Belt Use
Participant count reporting always using a seat belt over past 2 weeks
Week 8
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Feasibility of Recruitment
Baseline
Measure of Intervention Acceptability
2 weeks to 8 weeks
Seat Belt Use
Week 14
Study Arms (2)
SMS Intervention
EXPERIMENTALOnce-weekly automated SMS dialogue sessions or micro-interventions and use behavior change techniques including self-monitoring with performance feedback and goal support
SMS Assessments
ACTIVE COMPARATOROnce-weekly SMS assessments related to their target risk behavior without receiving any feedback or goal support
Interventions
Once-weekly SMS dialogue sessions or micro-interventions and use behavior change techniques (BCTs) including self-monitoring with performance feedback and goal support
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- \) Adult participant (age ≥ 18 years \& ≤25 years)
- Cohort 1: Any vehicle trip in past 2 weeks where individual reports not using a seat belt
- Cohort 2: Any vehicle trip in past 2 weeks where individual reports phone was used to type while driving and car was moving
- Cohort 3: Any vehicle trip in past 2 weeks where individual reports driving a vehicle within 2 hours after consuming 2 or more drinks
You may not qualify if:
- Member of a protected population (prisoner)
- Unable to provide informed consent
- No plan to drive and/or ride in a vehicle in the next month
- Non-English speaking
- No personal mobile phone or planning on changing phone in next 3 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Pittsburghlead
- University of Pennsylvaniacollaborator
Study Sites (2)
University of Pennsylvania Hospital Emergency Departments
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Emergency Departments
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15261, United States
Related Publications (1)
Suffoletto B, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Huber J, Delgado MK, McDonald C. Effectiveness of a Text Message Intervention Promoting Seat Belt Use Among Young Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2231616. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.31616.
PMID: 36129713DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Brian Suffoletto
- Organization
- Stanford University
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Maria Pacella, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 5, 2019
First Posted
February 7, 2019
Study Start
September 26, 2019
Primary Completion
November 22, 2021
Study Completion
November 22, 2021
Last Updated
August 9, 2024
Results First Posted
August 9, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- Six months after publication of main trial findings.
- Access Criteria
- Data will be available for any research purpose to all interested parties who have approval from an independent ethics review committee and who have a methodological sound proposal as determined by the steering committee of the current trial.
Procedures, including re-coding of key variables, will be put in place to allow for complete de-identification of the data. All relevant trial-related documents, including the protocol, data dictionary, and the main statistical code, will be shared along with the data. There will be no predetermined end date for the data sharing. Data will be available for any research purpose to all interested parties who have approval from an independent ethics review committee and who have a methodological sound proposal as determined by the steering committee of the current trial. Interested parties will be able to request the data by contacting the principal investigator.