Tiny Cargo, Big Deal! An ED-Based Study of Child Passenger Safety Behaviors
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Accident, Traffic
In brief
This study involves an emergency department (ED)-based intervention utilizing Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques and patient-centered eHealth materials (e.g., a tailored, mobile-friendly website and text messages) to promote the correct and consistent use of size-appropriate child passenger restraints (car seats, booster seats, and seat belts). This study is designed as an adaptive randomized controlled trial, recruiting English and Spanish speaking caregivers of children 6 months to 10 years old.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04238247
- Run by
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- People needed
- 513
- Starts
- 2020-02-05
- Expected to finish
- 2023-10-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-15
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 10. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Child is age 6 months to 10 years old at screening
- Child is seeking care in the Emergency Department (ED) for a non-critical injury or illness
- Child sought emergency or urgent care at a study site
- Caregiver/parent is the legal guardian of the child who is receiving or received emergency or urgent care at a study site
- Child is less than 55 inches tall
- Caregiver speaks English or Spanish
- Caregiver is 18 years old or older
- Caregiver screening survey responses indicate: child travels at least once per week in a passenger vehicle
- AND child is able to use a standard car seat or booster seat (child restraint system) but is not using an age and size-appropriate child restraint system OR travels unrestrained OR sits in the vehicle front seat OR caregiver plans to stop using the age and size-appropriate restraint in the next 6 months (planned premature transition)
You may not qualify if…
- Caregiver does not understand/speak English or Spanish
- Child is seeking/sought care for child abuse/neglect
- Child is seeking/sought care that requires intensive psychosocial services
- Child is seeking/sought treatment for a motor vehicle related injury
- Child is too tall for study (height = >55 inches tall)
- Caregiver is under 18 years of age
- Caregiver does not have a smart phone
- Caregiver lives outside of the state of Illinois
- Caregiver is already enrolled in this study
- Caregiver completed the screen to determine eligibility for study in the past 6 months
- Exclusions applied only to in-person recruitment in the ED:
- Child is seeking treatment for a new long-term diagnosis
- Child has anticipated need for admission
- Child is seeking care for a critical illness or injury
Where it is running
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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