An interventional study of Free reflective, fluorescent vest and Education in Accidents, Traffic, sponsored by Duke University. Completed at 1 site in Tanzania. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-08-09.
Sponsored by Duke University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing motorcycle taxi drivers with a free reflective fluorescent vest will result in increased use of reflective or fluorescent clothing compared to education about wearing reflective or fluorescent clothing alone.
Road traffic injuries are the 4th leading cause of death among individuals in the economically productive age group (age 15 to 59) in low and middle income countries. The Africa region currently has some of the world's highest traffic injury rates, with vulnerable road users, including motorcycle riders, bearing a disproportionate share of the injury burden.
Motorcycles are a rapidly growing form of transport in Africa, both for personal and commercial transportation. Conspicuity measures-factors that increase a motorcycle rider's visibility-for the prevention of motorcycle crash have been previously studied and found to be associated with a decreased risk of crash.
Motorcycle taxi drivers are a particularly high risk population for motorcycle crash as they operate a motorcycle for several hours a day. Reflective, fluorescent safety vests are a common article worn by motorcycle drivers in some locations; however, penetration of such clothing in Moshi is currently low. This study aims to increase use of reflective vests among commercial motorcycle drivers. We will test whether provision of a free reflective, fluorescent vest increases use of reflective, fluorescent clothing compared to education about wearing reflective, fluorescent clothing alone.
Duke University is the lead sponsor of 2,025 studies on the registry; 275 are open to participants now.
Of its 194 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 159 (82%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Exclusion Criteria:
Motorcycle Taxi Drivers provided with a reflective, fluorescent vest and basic education about recommended measures to increase their visibility
Other: Free reflective, fluorescent vest · Behavioral: Education
Motorcycle Taxi Drivers provided with basic education about recommended measures to increase their visibility
Behavioral: Education
Motorcycle taxi drivers in the intervention arm will receive a free reflective, fluorescent vest
Both arms will receive brief, basic education about recommended measures to increase their visibility
Use of reflective or fluorescent clothing
The use of reflective or fluorescent clothing will be compared between the intervention and control groups over the observation period
Time frame: 3-5 months
Wearing White Helmet
The use of white helmets will be compared between the intervention and control groups over the observation period
Time frame: 3-5 months
Daytime Running Headlights
The use of daytime running headlights will be compared between the intervention and control groups over the observation period
Time frame: 3-5 months
This study is completed, as verified in Aug 2013. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Duke University