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NCT Number: NCT02720289

Video-Based Social Learning or Didactics for Car Seat Education

This study compares a video-based social learning method to the traditional didactic method as a new way to teach caregivers about child passenger safety, including how to install a car seat. Half of the caregivers will attend the video-based social learning class, while the other half will attend the traditional didactic class. The investigators hypothesize that the video-based social learning method will lead to an equal or greater increase in caregiver child passenger safety proficiency when compared to the traditional didactic method.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Passenger Safety

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

About this study

Previous studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of child passenger safety education, however, there is limited research identifying an optimal teaching method.

Social learning teaching methods are beneficial in promoting health-behavior change. The social learning theory hypothesizes that people learn and change their behavior by observation and modeling. The video used in the social learning method shows parents as role models methodically teaching proper car seat installation in a vehicle.

Traditionally, child passenger safety education classes are didactic in design, relying on lecture formats and live demonstrations. The didactic method includes verbal instructions from a child passenger safety technician about car seat installation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Parents or caregivers of car seat-age children (age zero to three years)
  • Participation in the Kids Ride Safe Program

Exclusion criteria

  • Spoke a language other than English or Spanish

Treatment and study plan

Video-based social learning class

Other

Brief child passenger safety lecture by a child passenger safety technician and viewing of a car seat video.

Traditional didactic class

Other

Child passenger safety lecture by a child passenger safety technician.

Primary outcomes

  1. 5-Item Car Seat Installation Demonstration Measure

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Each participant will install a car seat in their vehicle prior to, and immediately following, the intervention. A child passenger safety technician observing the installation and blinded to the intervention, will use this measure to evaluate the 5 areas of installation: direction, location, mechanism (seatbelt or lower anchors), harness position, and tether use. Participants will only be evaluated on installation demonstration areas relevant to their vehicle and car seat. Each item is scored correct or incorrect. Correct car seat installation is defined as all applicable items marked correct.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 5-Item Confidence in Car Seat Installation Ability Assessment

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Self reported confidence in ability to correctly install a car seat with one question each for the 5 areas of installation: direction, location, mechanism (seatbelt or lower anchors), harness position, and tether use. Administered prior to, and immediately following, the intervention. The five question 10-point Likert scale assessment is scored 1-10 (1 = not confident; 10 = very confident). Confidence is defined as a 9 or 10 on the Likert scale.

  2. 15-Question Car Seat Installation Knowledge Test

    Time frame: 30 minutes

    Self reported objective knowledge test with questions about the four steps for child passenger safety (rear facing seat, forward facing seat, booster seat, and seat belt/shoulder harness) and the LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) system. The test contains true/false, multiple-choice, and fill in the blank questions. Each question is worth 1 point for a total of 15 points. Adequate car seat knowledge is defined as 10 or more questions correct.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Phoenix Children's Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Car Seat Education: What Works Best?

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Mar 25, 2016
Registry last updated
Mar 25, 2016

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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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