Behavioral Skills Training Methods to Reduce Car Seat Misuse

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Motor Vehicle Injury
• Interventions: Other: Behavioral Skills Training In-person

• Registration Number: NCT05490992
• Lead Sponsor: Pro Consumer Safety - Public Health Behavior Solutions

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of child passenger educational methods to measure their ability to effectively reduce car seat misuse. The study will assess the traditional child passenger educational method delivered by a child passenger safety technician by comparing it to an in-person and virtual telehealth Behavioral Skills Training approach to reduce car seat misuse.

Detailed Description

This study of 2,449 expectant couples involved two experiments. Experiment-1: included 1,224 participants, comparing 600 participants receiving no intervention and 600 participants receiving education with behavioral skills training (BST) in-person.

Experiment-2: included 1,224 participants, comparing 600 participants receiving BST-in-person to BST with telehealth.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-08
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2448

Inclusion Criteria

• Women at least 7-month gestation and their partner, living within Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, San Bernardino or Riverside counties; consented to the study and follow-up evaluation; and at the time of session had their child restraint system(s) and vehicle(s) available.

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Behavioral Skills Training In-person Group B	Behavioral Skills Training In-person	Experiment-2a: This included another 600 expectant parents who were educated by a certified child passenger safety technician an in-person Behavioral Skills Training (BST) approach. All participants were assessed at baseline, BST, and follow-up, between June 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.
Behavioral Skills Training In-person Group A	Behavioral Skills Training In-person	Experiment-1b: This included another 600 expectant parents who were educated by a certified child passenger safety technician an in-person Behavioral Skills Training (BST) approach. All participants were assessed at baseline, BST, and follow-up, between June 1, 2016 and May 30, 2017.
Behavioral Skills Training Telehealth	Behavioral Skills Training In-person	Experiment-2b: This included another 600 expectant parents who were educated by a certified child passenger safety technician a virtual telehealth version of Behavioral Skills Training (BST). All participants were assessed at baseline, BST-Telehealth, and follow-up, between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
child restraint misuse	12 months	Incidence of misuse

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pro Consumer Safety/Pro Car Seat Safety - NHTSA CPS Inspection Station; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States