Injury PreventionNCT01958099
Teaching Injury Prevention
A study testing Education in people with Injury Prevention, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this project is to compare the costs, ability to effectively screen and distribute relevant safety information, and assess products purchased and behavior changed by families after meeting with an injury prevention specialist compared to using a computerized emergency department kiosk. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Injury Prevention
- What is being tested?
- Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 359 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Aug 2010to Sep 2013
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Any parent/legal guardian of a child between the ages of 0-14 presenting to the emergency department with an acuity level of 3, 4, or 5 (per CCHMC ED guidelines) as determined by a triage nurse will be eligible for participation.
Who cannot join
- Family with a child presenting to the emergency department with an acuity level of 1 or 2 as given by a triage nurse.
- Non-English speaking families
- A parent or legal guardian who is less than 18 years of age
- A parent or legal guardian with a child who is greater than 14 years old.
- Primary parent or guardian not present with the child being seen in the Emergency Department.
- Families who are unable or unwilling to complete follow-up procedures
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
About this study
Official title: Behavior Change by Families in a Pediatric Emergency Department After Receiving Injury Prevention Information From a Safety Specialist Compared to a Computerized Kiosk
The purpose of this project is to compare the costs, ability to effectively screen and distribute relevant safety information, and assess products purchased and behavior changed by families after meeting with an injury prevention specialist compared to using a computerized emergency department kiosk. There will be a significantly greater reported practice of safety behaviors by families who visit a pediatric emergency department after using a computerized kiosk for injury screening and providing tailored recommendations than when the prevention information is provided by an injury prevention specialist.
Read the detailed description
In the past few years, physicians have been proposing that an emergency department visit may act as a "teachable moment" and emergency medicine physicians should educate families about injury prevention. With an epidemic number of injuries occurring, every health care provider should play some role in combating the problem. However, emergency departments can be busy and overcrowded, making it difficult for staff, in a cost efficient manner, to be able to provide families with the appropriate injury prevention information. Kiosks have been shown to be effective in a pediatric emergency department setting to determine the needs of families and to educate them about safety practices. Thus, computerized kiosks may offer a more cost effective alternative to educating families, compared to a staff member, about injury prevention in the emergency medicine setting and they would have the ability to reach more individuals during the non-high peak emergency department hours which are difficult to staff. Also, a computerized kiosk may be more effective in eliciting a behavior change than a staff person as families may be inclined to answer more freely when asked questions anonymously, allowing them to receive more detailed safety information. In addition, the kiosk provides direct recommendations about behavior changes based on parental responses in a very short time period. Typically, families only hear about a few behavior change recommendations when discussing with an injury prevention staff person in an emergency department setting due to time constraints and family interest. With more directed injury prevention information and detailed recommendations on behavior changes in a cost efficient manner, kiosks may prove to be more effective in having families practice safer behaviors after leaving the pediatric emergency department.
This is a comparative study performed in the emergency department of a level 1 pediatric trauma center during the normal business hours of the Safety Resource Center. Families entering the pediatric emergency department for care will be randomized on specific days of the week to receive IP information from an IP specialist or from a computerized kiosk in the waiting room. A twenty day block random numbers table will be used to determine which days families entering the ED will utilize the computerized kiosk and which days they will be screened by clinical research assistants (CRCs) and provided with safety instructions by an IP specialist.
- Conditions
- Injury Prevention
- Being tested
- Education
- Keywords
- Injury Prevention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
EducationBehavioural
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Injury Prevention Specialist | Other | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Education |
| Kiosk Intervention | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change to Practice Safer Behaviors
To determine if families cared for in a pediatric emergency department will report practicing safer behaviors after their visit if provided with targeted injury prevention information by a waiting room computerized kiosk in comparison with an injury prevention specialist.
Measured: 16 months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in Use of Safety Equipment
To determine if families screened using a computerized kiosk in a pediatric ED will admit to purchasing and using safety equipment more often if provided with recommendations using a computerized kiosk compared to an injury prevention specialist.
Measured: 16 months
Time Spent on Intervention
To compare the time spent to be screened and provided targeted safety recommendations from a computerized kiosk in a pediatric ED compared to an IP specialist in the same setting.
Measured: 16 months
Patient Satisfaction
To look at patient satisfaction about the IP information received from a computerized kiosk in a pediatric ED versus an injury prevention specialist.
Measured: 16 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Oct 2013 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2010
- Primary completionDec 2011
- Study completionSep 2013
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Injury PreventionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 359 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ohio Department of Public Safety
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Michael A. Gittelman, MD, Principal investigator, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01958099
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CIN381904
- Status last verified
- Oct 2013
- First submitted
- 4 Oct 2013
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2013
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, McClanahan N, Damon A, Ho M. A computerized kiosk to teach injury prevention: is it as effective as human interaction? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Sep;77(3 Suppl 1):S2-7. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000317.
PubMed 25153050
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Oct 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Behavior Change by Families in a Pediatric Emergency Department After Receiving Injury Prevention Information From a Safety Specialist Compared to a Computerized Kiosk
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01958099
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CIN381904
- Conditions
- Injury Prevention
- Keywords
- Injury Prevention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 359 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ohio Department of Public Safety
- Study start
- Aug 2010
- Primary completion
- Dec 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 8 Oct 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this project is to compare the costs, ability to effectively screen and distribute relevant safety information, and assess products purchased and behavior changed by families after meeting with an injury prevention specialist compared to using a computerized emergency department kiosk. There will be a significantly greater reported practice of safety behaviors by families who visit a pediatric emergency department after using a computerized kiosk for injury screening and providing tailored recommendations than when the prevention information is provided by an injury prevention specialist.
Detailed description
In the past few years, physicians have been proposing that an emergency department visit may act as a "teachable moment" and emergency medicine physicians should educate families about injury prevention. With an epidemic number of injuries occurring, every health care provider should play some role in combating the problem. However, emergency departments can be busy and overcrowded, making it difficult for staff, in a cost efficient manner, to be able to provide families with the appropriate injury prevention information. Kiosks have been shown to be effective in a pediatric emergency department setting to determine the needs of families and to educate them about safety practices. Thus, computerized kiosks may offer a more cost effective alternative to educating families, compared to a staff member, about injury prevention in the emergency medicine setting and they would have the ability to reach more individuals during the non-high peak emergency department hours which are difficult to staff. Also, a computerized kiosk may be more effective in eliciting a behavior change than a staff person as families may be inclined to answer more freely when asked questions anonymously, allowing them to receive more detailed safety information. In addition, the kiosk provides direct recommendations about behavior changes based on parental responses in a very short time period. Typically, families only hear about a few behavior change recommendations when discussing with an injury prevention staff person in an emergency department setting due to time constraints and family interest. With more directed injury prevention information and detailed recommendations on behavior changes in a cost efficient manner, kiosks may prove to be more effective in having families practice safer behaviors after leaving the pediatric emergency department.
This is a comparative study performed in the emergency department of a level 1 pediatric trauma center during the normal business hours of the Safety Resource Center. Families entering the pediatric emergency department for care will be randomized on specific days of the week to receive IP information from an IP specialist or from a computerized kiosk in the waiting room. A twenty day block random numbers table will be used to determine which days families entering the ED will utilize the computerized kiosk and which days they will be screened by clinical research assistants (CRCs) and provided with safety instructions by an IP specialist.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Injury Prevention Specialist | Other | Behavioral: Education |
| Kiosk Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Education |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Any parent/legal guardian of a child between the ages of 0-14 presenting to the emergency department with an acuity level of 3, 4, or 5 (per CCHMC ED guidelines) as determined by a triage nurse will be eligible for participation.
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Family with a child presenting to the emergency department with an acuity level of 1 or 2 as given by a triage nurse.
- Non-English speaking families
- A parent or legal guardian who is less than 18 years of age
- A parent or legal guardian with a child who is greater than 14 years old.
- Primary parent or guardian not present with the child being seen in the Emergency Department.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Behavioural | Injury Prevention Specialist, Kiosk Intervention |
Primary outcome
Change to Practice Safer Behaviors
Time frame: 16 months
To determine if families cared for in a pediatric emergency department will report practicing safer behaviors after their visit if provided with targeted injury prevention information by a waiting room computerized kiosk in comparison with an injury prevention specialist.
3 secondary outcomes
Change in Use of Safety Equipment
Time frame: 16 months
Time Spent on Intervention
Time frame: 16 months
Patient Satisfaction
Time frame: 16 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Oct 2013.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 25153050Gittelman MA, Pomerantz WJ, McClanahan N, Damon A, Ho M. A computerized kiosk to teach injury prevention: is it as effective as human interaction? J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2014 Sep;77(3 Suppl 1):S2-7. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000317.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Michael A. Gittelman, MD principal investigator
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Education in people with Injury Prevention, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change to Practice Safer Behaviors (time frame: 16 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01958099, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2013.