Research to Improve Smoke Alarm Functioning and Maintenance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Wounds and Injuries, Burns

In brief

The purpose of this study to evaluate whether (1) targeted smoke alarm education, (2) general fire safety education with a smoke alarm component, (3) basic fire safety education, or (4) an unrelated intervention is most effective way to improve smoke alarm maintenance and function.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00139126

Run by

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

People needed

4500

Starts

2005-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• live within four target neighborhoods in Prince George's County, MD that are at high risk for residential fire and injury.

You may not qualify if…

• primary decision maker of home is less than 18 years old
• speak a language other than english or spanish
• nobody at home after six return visits to the home

Where it is running

• Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation — Calverton, Maryland, United States

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