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Brief Child Safety Interventions in Emergency Departments (Safety in Seconds)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Injury Prevention
Registration Number
NCT01432041
Lead Sponsor
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Brief Summary

Safety in seconds is a randomized controlled trial of a computer tailored Injury Prevention program which was conducted in the waiting area of a level 1 pediatric trauma center. A computer kiosk was used to randomly assign participants to study groups, collect baseline data and generate tailored reports based on responses to assessment items. An intervention group received a personalized and stage-tailored safety report and a control group received a personalized, but otherwise generic report on other child health topics. Telephone follow-up interviews were conducted 2-4 weeks and again 4-6 months after enrollment. Home visits were completed for a subset (n=100) of parents who completed the 4-6 month follow-up interview. The study aimed to increase knowledge, self reported and observed safety behaviors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
901
Inclusion Criteria
  • Eligible parents or guardians had to be English-speaking;
  • have a child between 4-66 months of age seeking treatment for an injury or medical complaint, or have an age-appropriate sibling of a child being seen for these reasons;
  • live in Baltimore City;
  • and live with the child at least some of the time.
Exclusion Criteria

-parents which did not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knowledge outcome

Measures of Home safety Knowledge

Reported and Observed Home Safety behaviors

Reportedf and Observed Home Safety Behaviors (Car Seats, Smoke Alarms)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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