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Behavioral Skills Training Methods to Reduce Car Seat Misuse

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Motor Vehicle Injury
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.

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
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
child restraint misuse12 months

Incidence of misuse

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Pro Consumer Safety/Pro Car Seat Safety - NHTSA CPS Inspection Station

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

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

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