Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds Injury Among Children

NCT03618940 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: Child Fire and Burn Injury
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2,335
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of this intervention study is to test the hypothesis if school based educational intervention program will significantly improve the knowledge of primary school student on childhood burn prevention in Kuala Lumpur. The secondary aim the evaluate the association of demographics background, burn injury history with knowledge on burn. The study was conducted in 12 primary school in Kuala Lumpur from 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2017 in three different phases.

Conditions

Burn Injury

Keywords

fire; burn injury; children; scalds

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Improve the knowledge on burn prevention among children

  Educational intervention was conducted to improve the knowledge on burn prevention among children. The intervention uses Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds which consist of 5 main topics; 1. Introduction to Home Safety 2. Fire Safety \& Burn Safety 3. Electrical Safety 4. Firecrackers Safety 5. Escaping from Fire The knowledge on burn prevention was assessed using questionnaire before and after intervention. The total score of knowledge was further categorized into poor moderate and good. The change in mean score of knowledge was assessed using paired-t test and ANCOVA test

  through study completion, an average of 2 year

• Improve the attitude on burn prevention among children

  Educational intervention was conducted to improve the attitude on burn prevention among children. The intervention uses Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds The attitude on burn prevention was assessed using questionnaire before and after intervention. The total score of attitute was further categorized into poor moderate and good. The change in mean score of attitude was assessed using paired-t test and ANCOVA test

  through study completion, an average of 2 year

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Socio-demographic characteristic was associated with knowledge on burn prevention among children

  first year of the study (1 year)

• Socio-demographic characteristic was associated with attitude on burn prevention among children

  first year of the study (1 year)

• Burn injuries was associated with knowledge on burn prevention among children

  first year of the study (1 year)

• Burn injuries was associated with attitude on burn prevention among children

  first year of the study (1 year)

• Educational Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds Injury will be developed based on five main issues identified in pre-intervention phase

  second year of the study (24 months)

Study Arms (1)

School-based educational intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

1. assessed for knowledge and attitude on burn injury prevention 2. underwent the School-based educational intervention 3. impact evaluation 4. Output evaluation 3 months after School-based educational intervention

Behavioral: Knowledge and Attitude on burn prevention

Interventions

Knowledge and Attitude on burn prevention BEHAVIORAL

1.Introduction to Home Safety 2 Fire Safety \& Burn Safety (Cooking Safety, Safety around Motorcycle Exhaust \&First Aid for Minor Burns 3 Electrical Safety (Safety around Electrical \& Appliances \& Outlets) 4 Firecrackers Safety (Safety around Firecrackers \& Open Flames) 5\. Escaping from Fire (Escaping from Fire, Calling for Help, Stop, Drop \& Roll, Emergency Calling Number (By Fire Department Kuala Lumpur), Show equipment/gear that firefighters use, Demonstrate how to use the fire extinguisher, Crawl low in smoke

School-based educational intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Students who are aged 7 till 11 years old
• Parent or guardian of each selected student above

You may not qualify if:

• ● Students under special needs class (Pendidikan Khas)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Putra Malaysia: lead
• Honeywell Home Solutions USA: collaborator
• Safe Kids Worldwide USA: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Primary Schools in Sentul District

Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, 51100, Malaysia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burns

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

KULANTHAYAN KC MANI

CONTACT

kulan@upm.edu.my

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2018
• First Posted: August 7, 2018
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2017
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: August 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Locations

MY (1)