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ArticleInjury epidemiology2024

R2DRV: study protocol for longitudinal assessment of driving after mild TBI in young drivers.

Jingzhen Yang, Despina Stavrinos, Thomas Kerwin, Sylvie Mrug, Michael Tiso, Benjamin McManus, Cameron G Wrabel, Christopher Rundus, Fangda Zhang, Drew Davis and 3 more

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Article in Injury epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingzhen YangCenter for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive - RBIII, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. Ginger.Yang@nationwidechildrens.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-0999
Despina StavrinosInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Alabama, ISSR 107, Box 870216, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA. dstavrinos@ua.edu.
Thomas KerwinThe Ohio State University Driving Simulation Laboratory, Columbus, OH, USA.
Sylvie MrugDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Michael TisoDepartment of Sports Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Benjamin McManusInstitute for Social Science Research, The University of Alabama, ISSR 107, Box 870216, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA.
Cameron G WrabelThe Ohio State University Driving Simulation Laboratory, Columbus, OH, USA.
Christopher RundusCenter for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive - RBIII, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Fangda ZhangCenter for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive - RBIII, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Drew DavisDivision of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Erin M SwansonDivision of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Brett BentleyDepartment of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Keith Owen YeatesDepartment of Psychology, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, and Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Nationwide Children's Hospital · USThe Ohio State University · USUniversity of Alabama · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

Longitudinal Assessment of Driving After Mild TBI in TeensR01HD098175 · NICHD · RESEARCH INST NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSP · PI STAVRINOS, DESPINA, YANG, JINGZHEN GINGER · 2020 to 2024
$3.2M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD098175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and traffic-related injuries are two major public health problems disproportionately affecting young people. Young drivers, whose driving skills are still developing, are particularly vulnerable to impaired driving due to brain injuries. Despite this, there is a paucity of research on how mTBI impacts driving and when it is safe to return to drive after an mTBI. This paper describes the protocol of the study, R2DRV, Longitudinal Assessment of Driving After Mild TBI in Young Drivers, which examines the trajectory of simulated driving performance and self-reported driving behaviors from acutely post-injury to symptom resolution among young drivers with mTBI compared to matched healthy drivers. Additionally, this study investigates the associations of acute post-injury neurocognitive function and cognitive load with driving among young drivers with and without mTBI.

methodsA total of 200 young drivers (ages 16 to 24) are enrolled from two study sites, including 100 (50 per site) with a physician-confirmed isolated mTBI, along with 100 (50 per site) healthy drivers without a history of TBI matched 1:1 for age, sex, driving experience, and athlete status. The study assesses primary driving outcomes using two approaches: (1) high-fidelity driving simulators to evaluate driving performance across four experimental study conditions at multiple time points (within 96 h of injury and weekly until symptom resolution or 8 weeks post-injury); (2) daily self-report surveys on real-world driving behaviors completed by all participants. DISCUSSION: This study will fill critical knowledge gaps by longitudinally assessing driving performance and behaviors in young drivers with mTBI, as compared to matched healthy drivers, from acutely post-injury to symptom resolution. The research strategy enables evaluating how increased cognitive load may exacerbate the effects of mTBI on driving, and how post-mTBI neurocognitive deficits may impact the driving ability of young drivers. Findings will be shared through scientific conferences, peer-reviewed journals, and media outreach to care providers and the public.

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Driving performanceHigh-fidelity driving simulatorReturn to driveTraumatic brain injuryYoung driver

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PMID38481266
PMCPMC10935843
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