Buckle up safely: pre-school based interventions for appropriate use of child restraints
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Appropriate use of child restraints in children aged 3-5 years. An appropriate restraint is a forward facing child restraint (6 months - 4 years) and a booster seat (4-7 years).Misuse of child restraints in children aged 3-5 years.Misuse of restraints can also degrade the level of protection provided in a crash. Restraint misuse is when the restraint system is not used as intended and can occur in both child restraints and adult seatbelts with or without booster seats. Examples include incorrect alignment of the belt and incorrect attachment of the restraint to the vehicle. Restraint misuse substantially increases injury risk.Appropriate use of child restraints in children aged 3-5 years.An appropriate restraint is a forward facing child restraint (6 months - 4 years) and a booster seat (4-7 years).Misuse of child restraints in children aged 3-5 years.Misuse of restraints can also degrade the level of protection provided in a crash. Restraint misuse is when the restraint system is not used as intended and can occur in both child restraints and adult seatbelts with or without booster seats. Examples include incorrect alignment of the belt and incorrect attachment of the restraint to the vehicle. Restraint misuse substantially increases injury risk.Public Health - Health promotion/education
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000612213
- Lead Sponsor
- George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion Criteria
Centre criteria:
Community pre-school or childcare centre with at least 20 families enrolled with children aged 3-5 years.
Centres in local government areas (LGA) with Socioeconomic Indices for Areas in the lowest 30% of LGA's in Sydney.
individual participants at the centre:
Parents of children aged 3-5 years enrolled at the participating centres will be eligible to participate in the research study.
Exclusion Criteria
English not the instructional language at centre
Parking and layout of centre not suitable for safe observation of vehicles on arrival at centre
A current active program engaging families on child restraint use.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Observed use of a child restraint which is appropriate for the child's age.<br>This will be assessed by research assistants who will observe restraint use in the car when children arrive at the centre.<br>An example of an inappropriate child restraint would be a 3 year old in a booster seat (rather than forward facing child restraint with harness) or a 4 year old in an adult seatbelt without a booster seat.[At least 3 months after the intervention and before end of the calender year.];Observed misuse of a child restraint.<br>Misuse will be assessed by research assistants who will observe restraint use in the car when children arrive at the centre.<br>An example of misuse is child in a forward facing child restraint who has both arms out of the harness.[At least 3 months after the intervention and before end of the calender year.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method il[Nil];None[None]