Safety in Seconds 2.0: An App to Increase Car Seat Use
Evaluating a Web-based Child Passenger Safety Program: Safety in Seconds 2.0
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interventional
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Brief Summary
This project will utilize the first web-based program to provide tailored injury prevention education. The existing Safety in Seconds program was adapted into a smartphone platform. Parents are recruited from and engage in the program in the clinical setting (PED or PTS). Parents download the app onto their smartphone which is used to ask the questions, collect a parent's responses, assess the parents' safety needs and give tailored directions for proper car sear use. The control group parents will also engage with the smartphone app and receive immediate feedback. However, they will receive tailored educational messages about smoke alarms. Parents will also have access to the online SIS v 2.0 Parent Portal which will have educational features (e.g., tips for keeping children content in their CSSs, links to helpful websites). The investigators will use emerging technology such as push notification and email to remind parents to visit the portal and have their child's car seat reassessed. The investigators plan to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the program's expected financial benefit from the perspective of a third party payer of medical claims and an in-depth examination of program adoption and implementation using qualitative data collected from key informant interviews, direct observations of the clinic environments, and document review.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2014
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 14, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 26, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2016
CompletedDecember 26, 2016
December 1, 2016
1.8 years
January 14, 2015
December 22, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline self-reported car seat use at 6 months
Self-reported measures include the type of car seat used (rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat, booster seat, or seat belt), the location in car where it is used (front seat or backseat), frequency of use (some of the time or all of the time) and having the seat inspected by a car seat technician.
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline self-reported smoke alarm use at 6 months
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Invervention
EXPERIMENTALThe intervention group will get tailored information on the Parent Action Report and the Parent Portal about child safety seats and booster seats.
Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe control group will get tailored information in the Parent Action Report and the Parent Portal about smoke alarms.
Interventions
Parent Action Report will be displayed after the baseline assessment and contain educational safety messages.
Parents will have access to the Parent Portal, and they will be encouraged to visit it at any time.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Visiting the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) at Johns Hopkins Hospital or Arkansas Children's Hospital
- Parent or guardian of child 4-7 years
- English speaking
- Have and Android or iPhone smartphone
- Drive with the child in a car at least once per week in a car that the parent owns, borrows or gets a ride round-trip
- Resident of Baltimore City, MD or Little Rock, AR and surrounding area.
You may not qualify if:
- PED has flagged case as suspected abuse
- Another household member is enrolled in the study
- In Arkansas, less than 18 years without parent present at the PED
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
Related Publications (2)
Gielen AC, Bishai DM, Omaki E, Shields WC, McDonald EM, Rizzutti NC, Case J, Stevens MW, Aitken ME. Results of an RCT in Two Pediatric Emergency Departments to Evaluate the Efficacy of an m-Health Educational App on Car Seat Use. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Jun;54(6):746-755. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.01.042. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
PMID: 29656914DERIVEDOmaki E, Shields WC, McDonald E, Aitken ME, Bishai D, Case J, Gielen A. Evaluating a smartphone application to improve child passenger safety and fire safety knowledge and behaviour. Inj Prev. 2017 Feb;23(1):58. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042161. Epub 2016 Sep 5.
PMID: 27597399DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Andrea C Gielen, ScD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Elise C Omaki, MHS
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 14, 2015
First Posted
January 26, 2015
Study Start
July 1, 2014
Primary Completion
April 1, 2016
Study Completion
December 1, 2016
Last Updated
December 26, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-12