Injury Prevention Model For K-1 Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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There is no educational injury prevention model uniquely suited for kindergarten and first grade (K-1) students. The Teddy Bear Injury Clinic (TBIC) is a unique modification of the teddy bear clinic to facilitate classroom injury prevention teaching The TBIC will be administered to K-1 students, aged 5-7 years. Initial analysis will be descriptive and qualitative. Subsequent randomization of students to test and control groups followed by statistical analysis will be done to evaluate for effectiveness of the educational model

Detailed Description
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The TBIC is a 40minute educational intervention divided into two sections with the first section consisting of classroom teaching with two safety messages each for four safety topics and the second section being that of students acting as caregivers for their teddy bears, using role-play for the messages taught. Qualitative data collection will be initially done in an inductive manner and qualitative content analysis done using the directed method to analyze effectiveness and appropriateness of the TBIC for a pilot group. Controlled trial will consist of randomizing students to either the TBIC group or the control group which will receive an alternate teddy bear clinic for non trauma related hospital education. Pre and post questionnaires will be administered to evaluate the efficacy of the TBIC. Statistical analysis will be done using the Wilcoxon signed test rank score for the Likert scale based evaluations generated.

Official Title
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Introducing A Replicable Model For Injury Prevention Education In Kindergarten And First Grade Students

Conditions
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Trauma Injury, Child Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Education session


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: K-1 elementary school students in the catchment area of the hospital for educational sessions Exclusion Criteria: No consent/assent for study

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 5 Years
Maximum Age: 7 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Cluster randomized controlled trial
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Teddy Bear Injury Prevention Clinic<br>receiving injury prevention education | Behavioral: Education session<br>* Classroom Education session appropriate for elementary school children<br>|
| Active Comparator: Teddy Bear Hospital Education Clinic<br>receiving hospital based education | Behavioral: Education session<br>* Classroom Education session appropriate for elementary school children<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Effectiveness of Teddy Bear Injury Clinic for K-1 Students | Effectiveness of Teddy Bear Injury Clinic for K-1 Students for Injury Prevention Education | 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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injury prevention, education model, elementary school children