Clinical trial NCT03618940: Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds Injury Among Children
Official title: Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Intervention Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds Injury Among Children Ages 7 to 11 Years In Sentul, Kuala Lumpur
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burn Injury
Keywords: fire
burn injury
children
scalds
Lead sponsor: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Honeywell Home Solutions USA
name: Safe Kids Worldwide USA
First posted: 2018-08-07
Enrollment: 2335
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

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.

Detailed description: According to World Health Organization data, approximately 10% of all unintentional injury deaths are due to fire-related burns. In Malaysia, burn represent about 5.6% (745 cases) of all injuries among children. As childhood burn was not considered as a child health problem comparing to other childhood illnesses, parents and children tends to have less priority in overcome this issue. This highlights the need to transfer the knowledge especially to the children on the burn prevention. By implementing this module on preventing fire, burns and scalds injury among children, knowledge on main causes of burns and their immediate management can be improved at young age.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

● Students under special needs class (Pendidikan Khas)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Improve the knowledge on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 2 year
measure: Improve the attitude on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 2 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Socio-demographic characteristic was associated with knowledge on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: first year of the study (1 year)
measure: Socio-demographic characteristic was associated with attitude on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: first year of the study (1 year)
measure: Burn injuries was associated with knowledge on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: first year of the study (1 year)
measure: Burn injuries was associated with attitude on burn prevention among children
timeFrame: first year of the study (1 year)
measure: Educational Module on Preventing Fire, Burns and Scalds Injury will be developed based on five main issues identified in pre-intervention phase
timeFrame: second year of the study (24 months)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sentul
country: Malaysia
facility: Primary Schools in Sentul District
state: Kuala Lumpur
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