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The Effectiveness of Car Seat Checks at Routine Pediatric Visits

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00152568
First received: September 8, 2005
Last updated: April 29, 2009
Last verified: April 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of checking car seats during pediatric well-child visits on the use and properness of use of car seats for children 0-8 years. We are following up with families when they return for the next pediatric check up to see if they are appropriately using car seats for their children.


Condition Intervention
Healthy
 Behavioral: Car Seat Check (behavior)

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: The Effectiveness of Car Seat Checks at Routine Pediatric Visits

Further study details as provided by University of Chicago:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Car seat us [ Time Frame: median of 105.5 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Proper car seat use [ Time Frame: 86.5 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Enrollment: 364
Study Start Date: June 2001
Study Completion Date: December 2003
Primary Completion Date: September 2003 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Child Passenger Safety Technician services Behavioral: Car Seat Check (behavior)
At time of well child visit, family receives the services of a certified child passenger safety technician, including assessment, car seat distribution if needed and training.

Detailed Description:

The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the effectiveness of a car seat inspection at the time of a pediatric visit on the proper use of car seats 4-6 months later.

Motor vehicle-related injury is the leading cause of death of children. Proper restraint in a motor vehicle reduces the risk of fatality in a crash by approximately 70%. However, multiple studies have found approximately 85% of car seats are misused. Urban poor and minority populations have been found to have higher child passenger death rates, and may have lower car seat usage rates than the rest of the population. Child passenger safety (CPS) technicians trained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and certified by the American Automobile Association (AAA) capably check proper car seat usage in "check up" events, and operate recently established "fitting stations." However, we are not aware of an attempt to provide the CPS technical services to families attending a routine checkup with their medical provider.

This project will involve implementing and evaluating a program providing car seat checks at the time of routine pediatric visits at the Friend Family Health Center (FFHC). To determine if the car seat checks improve proper car seat use, children who receive the intervention will have their car seat use reassessed at the time of a scheduled return visit to their medical provider. The frequency of routinely scheduled health maintenance visits is greatest for the youngest children. Opportunities to collect follow up car seat use data therefore will be greatest for the youngest children. This evaluation will focus on 0 year olds. While we will also assess the older children and booster seat use, the sample size calculation for this study was determined for these younger children.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 8 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children aged 0-8 years
  • Child's family has a vehicle

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children over 8 years of age
  • Child's family does not have a vehicle
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00152568

Locations
United States, Illinois
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Chicago
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Kyran Quinlan, M.D., M.P.H. University of Chicago
  More Information

Publications:

Responsible Party: Kyran Quinlan, MD, MPH Associate Professor, University of Chicago
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00152568     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 11119A
Study First Received: September 8, 2005
Last Updated: April 29, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
Car Seat Check

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013