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NCT Number: NCT01490320

The Effect of Primary Care Interventions on Children's Media Viewing Habits and Exposure to Violence

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents receive anticipatory guidance about violence prevention as part of the routine well child visit. Educational resources are needed to help physicians routinely provide these important anticipatory guidance messages. In this study, consecutive parents will be exposed to routine anticipatory guidance messages before the well child visit with the physician. After the clinic visit, parents will be invited to participate in a research study to determine if they plan any changes at home. The key research question of this study is:

Can a brief multimedia program (i.e. Play Nicely program) and/or the AAP Connected Kids brochure, entitled, "Pulling the Plug on TV Violence", help parents develop plans to decreases their children's exposure to violence in the media (e.g. less media time, no TV in the bedroom)?

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Key information

Conditions

Violence

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Vanderbilt University Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee, 27232, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants included English and Spanish speaking caregivers of 2-12 year old children presenting to the pediatric primary care clinic for a well-child visit.

Exclusion criteria

  • Parents who could not speak either English or Spanish.

Treatment and study plan

AAP Handout entitled, Pulling the Plug on Violence.

Behavioral

This handout is two pages and is part of the Connected Kids Program, American Academy of Pediatrics

Play Nicely Program

Behavioral

Multimedia program available at www.playnicely.org.

Control Group

Other

Standard care in primary care clinic.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in media viewing habits

    Time frame: Baseline and 2-4 weeks

    At the 2 week follow up phone call, parents were asked:

    "Since your clinic visit, have you made any changes related to your child's media viewing habits such as TV, movies, or computer games?"

  2. Changes in exposure to violence.

    Time frame: Baseline and 2-4 weeks

    At the 2 week follow up phone call, parents were asked:

    "Since your clinic visit, have you made any changes related to decreasing your child's exposure to violence, either violence in the media or violence at home?"

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Vanderbilt University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Dec 12, 2011
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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