Evaluation of an Online Educational Child Injury Prevention Intervention

NCT07804355 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00001746
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 203
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this evaluation is to learn what effect the Safe Kids Washington website, a self-guided web-based intervention program, has on: Parent knowledge of injury prevention strategies Parent attitudes, self-efficacy and behavioral intention regarding use of the strategies Parent satisfaction with the Safe Kids training, and Parent opinion of the Safe Kids website usability, functionality, and perceived usefulness The program will be evaluated using a random control design. Participants are randomly assigned to either the Safe Kids Washington condition or to a control condition. Intervention participants will: Access three modules, focused on pedestrian safety, bicycling safety, and sports safety with an emphasis on concussion prevention watch a brief informational video with relevant statistics about the injury threat be presented with streamlined injury prevention information like how to wear a helmet correctly watch a brief animated vignette with a fictional story about injury prevention engage in interactive game-like knowledge checks like quizzes and flashcards be provided resources like factsheets, tips and guides for parents Control participants will: be provided access to three CDC HEADS UP fact sheets, focused on similar topics of playground safety, bike helmet safety, and concussion tips

Conditions

Evaluate Web-based Child Safety Intervention Website for Parents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• perceived vulnerability

  From pre-test to post-test (typically less than a half hour between)

• self-efficacy

  from pre-test to post-test (typically less than a half-hour between)

• knowledge

  from pre-test to post-test (typically less than a half-hour between)

• behavioral intentions

  From pre-test to post-test (typically less than a half hour between)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention condition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Safe Kids Washington

Active Control condition

OTHER

A control condition in which participants are provided text-based informational material comparable to the intervention condition content but without the additional engaging module components

Other: Active Control condition

Interventions

Safe Kids Washington OTHER

three modules, focused on pedestrian safety, bicycling safety, and sports safety that include short informational videos, streamlined injury prevention information, animated vignettes, and interactive knowledge checks

Also known as: Kid Safety Study

Intervention condition

Active Control condition OTHER

access to three CDC HEADS UP fact sheets, focused on topics of playground safety, bike helmet safety, and concussion tips

Active Control condition

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• at least 18 years old
• parent or caregiver of a child between 7 and 12 years old

You may not qualify if:

• under 18 years old
• not the parent or caregiver of a child between 7 and 12 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oregon: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Melissa McCart, Ed.D.

  University of Oregon

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2026
• First Posted: September 4, 2026
• Study Start: May 14, 2025
• Primary Completion: February 15, 2026
• Study Completion: February 15, 2026
• Last Updated: September 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: Immediately upon publication and for 4 years afterward
• Access Criteria: Any and all requested IPD and related information like statistical methods will be provided to any reasonable request upon review by the corresponding author (M. McCart) in any format requested that can be reasonably accommodated, including emailed attachments of secured documents and common secure file sharing options like Microsoft Teams or Dropbox.

Locations

US (1)