To determine the effectiveness of four group session of motivational counseling plus six hours of direct observations of the emergency department trauma services in comparison to four group session and six hours of community volunteering and also in comparison to four hours of education and 16 hours of community volunteering in reducing alcohol use and high risk driving behaviors and offenses among court referred 16-20 year old drivers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
786
Four group counseling sessions and six hours of direct observations of the emergency and trauma services in a busy urban hospital.
Four session of group counseling and six hours of guided observation of the emergency and trauma services at a busy urban hospital
Two educational session on road safety and 16 hours of volunteering in a local not for profit community service.
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Recidivism for future criminal offenses
Time frame: 12 months post intervention completion
Alcohol use
Time frame: 12 months post intervention completion
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Four hours education about road safety and 16 hours volunteering at a local not for profit community service