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Parent Training in Child Safety Practices

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Injury
Interventions
Behavioral: Keeping Baby Safe 2-DVD package
Behavioral: The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheets
Registration Number
NCT02934633
Lead Sponsor
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
Brief Summary

This project completed an intervention designed to teach parents of children aged 0-2 years of age how to prevent injuries to their child. The intervention consisted of a two DVD package with information on creating a safe home environment and correctly choosing and installing an appropriate car safety seat. The study hypothesis was that parents who used the intervention would score significantly higher on measures of knowledge, motivation, intention and self-efficacy in implementing injury prevention strategies.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
414
Inclusion Criteria
  • 18 years or older
  • Parent whose oldest child is 0-24 months old
  • Speak and read English
  • Have internet access (online study only)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Parents who do not have legal or physical custody
  • Subjects live in a household in which a family member had an overnight stay in the hospital as a result of an injury in the last 2 years

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Keeping Baby SafeKeeping Baby Safe 2-DVD packageKeeping Baby Safe 2-DVD package, designed for parents of children from birth to 24 months. One DVD addresses automobile passenger safety and focuses on the correct choice and proper installation of child safety seat for the age of the parent's child. The second DVD covers a core set of home safety skills: (a) preventing falls, (b) preventing fires and burns, (c) preventing poisoning, (d) firearm safety, (e) preventing drowning, (f) preventing suffocation and choking, (e) play equipment safety, and (f) animal safety. Content in the home safety DVD is based on information the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that physicians provide to parents during well-baby visits.
AAP TIPP SheetsThe Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheetsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP) sheets. Paper-based information sheets that parents would typically receive from their pediatrician or general practitioner at well-baby visits.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in parent motivation to implement injury prevention strategies7 day and 30 day post intervention
Change in parent knowledge of injury prevention practices7 and 30 day post intervention
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oregon Center for Applied Science

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Eugene, Oregon, United States

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