Safety-Enhancing Motor Vehicle Child Safety Seat

NCT06384989 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: MinnesotaHealthSolutions_LL
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the usability of a load leg design for caregivers who must install the child safety seat into a vehicle. The specific aims are to quantify any errors committed by the participants while installing the car seat and to assess participants' opinions on the car seat's load leg design.

Conditions

Motor Vehicle Injury; Safety Issues

Keywords

child restraint system

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Overall Correct Use of Load Leg

  Number of participants who correctly install the load leg independently, without needing any prompt to use it.

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

• Attempt to Use Load Leg Without Prompting

  Number of participants who noticed the load leg on their own, unfolded it from storage, and attempted to use it without being prompted by the researcher.

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

• Correct Load Leg Length

  Number of participants who set the load leg to the correct length, including those who needed prompted to use it

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

• Correct Load Leg Angle

  Number of participants who set the load leg to the correct angle, including those who needed prompted to use it.

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Correct Understanding of Load Leg's Purpose

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

• Participants Who Like Having the Load Leg

  1 study visit, an average of 30 minutes

Interventions

Child restraint system with load leg feature OTHER

The primary objective is to assess the usability of the load leg design for caregivers who must install the child safety seat into a vehicle. The specific aims are to quantify any errors committed by the participants while installing the car seat (especially related to the use of the load leg) and to assess participants' opinions on the car seat's load leg design.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population will be recruited from the Central Ohio area. Adults who meet the above criteria will be enrolled. Efforts will be made to include both males and females, across a range of ages, as well as minorities, as these groups' experiences around child seats may vary.

You may qualify if:

• Age 18 or older
• Be a care provider to a child who is up to 4 years of age
• Have installed a child safety seat in the last 2 years
• Able to lift and install a child safety seat into a vehicle
• English-speaking (because consent forms and explanation will be given in English)

You may not qualify if:

• Not meeting any of the above

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Minnesota HealthSolutions: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Child Restraint Systems

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infant Equipment; Equipment and Supplies; Protective Devices; Manufactured Materials; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Julie Mansfield
• Organization: The Ohio State University

julie.mansfield@osumc.edu

614-366-2101

Study Officials

• Julie Mansfield, PhD

  Ohio State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2024
• First Posted: April 25, 2024
• Study Start: May 22, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 29, 2024
• Study Completion: July 29, 2024
• Last Updated: April 16, 2025
• Results First Posted: April 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)