Clinical trial NCT06155149: Effects of the Mobile Application Developed for Families After the Earthquake on First Aid Knowledge and Burn Prevention
Official title: Effects of the Mobile Application Developed for Families Living in Tent Cities and Container Houses After the Earthquake on Burn Prevention and First Aid Knowledge and Burn Development
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Burns
First Aid
Mobile Application
Earthquake
Lead sponsor: Tarsus University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Mersin University
name: Harran University
First posted: 2023-12-04
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled trial
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this project was to determine the effect of the burn prevention and first aid mobile application developed for families living in tent cities and container houses after the earthquake on the burn prevention and first aid knowledge of families and the development of burns in the first two months after the mobile application. The research was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled trial. The study population will consist of families living in tent cities and container houses in Şanlıurfa. As a result of the power analysis performed in the G\*Power program, the sample group will consist of 30 families from the tent city and 30 families from the container city, taking into account the losses with a power of 90% and a maximum bidirectional 5% type error. All of the families (30 mobile application-study group; 30 control group) who make up the sample of the research will be given a training (powerpoint presentation) prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, and burn prevention and first aid practices will be explained and their questions will be answered. Then, the training to be given with the mobile application will be downloaded to the phones of the families in the experimental group and the training will continue through the application. In the study, data will be collected with the "Descriptive Characteristics Form", "Information Form on Burn Prevention and First Aid" and "Burn Development Follow-up Form", which include the descriptive information of the families. The data obtained from the study will be analyzed in computer environment.

Detailed description: The aim of this project was to determine the effect of the burn prevention and first aid mobile application developed for families living in tent cities and container houses after the earthquake on the burn prevention and first aid knowledge of families and the development of burns in the first two months after the mobile application.The research was planned as a prospective, two-arm (1:1), randomized controlled trial. This randomized controlled trial will be reported according to CONSORT guidelines. The research population will consist of families living in tent cities and container houses in Şanlıurfa. As a result of the power analysis performed in the G\*Power program, the sample group will consist of 30 families from the tent city and 30 families from the container city, taking into account the losses with a power of 90% and a maximum bidirectional 5% type error. All of the families (30 mobile application-study group; 30 control group) who make up the sample of the research will be given a training (powerpoint presentation) prepared by the researcher in line with the literature, and burn prevention and first aid practices will be explained and their questions will be answered. Then, the training to be given with the mobile application will be downloaded to the phones of the families in the experimental group and the training will continue through the application. Thus, families will be able to access the training from the mobile application at any time after the training. The primary results of the research are the effect of the mobile application on burn prevention and first aid knowledge. The secondary outcome of the study is the effect of the mobile application on the development of burns in the first two months after the mobile application. In the study, data will be collected with the "Descriptive Characteristics Form", "Information Form on Burn Prevention and First Aid" and "Burn Development Follow-up Form", which include the descriptive information of the families. The data obtained from the study will be analyzed in computer environment.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Living in a tent-container house after the earthquake,
* No communication problems in the family,
* At least one person in the family who will participate in the training can speak Turkish,
* Written and verbal permission to participate in the study was obtained.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not living in a tent-container house after the earthquake,
* Not wanting to participate in the research,
* The family wants to separate at any time,
* Relocation from tent cities or container houses included in the implementation area during the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Burn prevention
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: First aid knowledge
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Burn development status
timeFrame: 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Mersin
country: Turkey
facility: Gamze Bozkul
Study officials:
affiliation: Harrran University
name: Sabri Karahan
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Mersin University
name: Gülay Altun Uğraş
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Tarsus University
name: Gamze Bozkul
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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