Impact of Helmet Use in Preschool Children - Full Text View

Purpose

To test the hypothesis if provision of helmet education and free helmet distribution will significantly increase helmet use in preschool children of low-income families compared to those children receiving helmet education without free helmet distribution;
To test the hypothesis if helmet users in preschool children will significantly reduce head and facial injuries compared to those non-helmet users

Condition	Intervention
Head Injuries Facial Injuries	Other: Bicycle helmet from Bell Sports Inc. Other: Bicycle helmet education only

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	The Impact of Helmet Use in Preschool Children From Low-income Families in Northeastern Indiana

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Facial Injuries and Disorders Head Injuries Toddler Health Traumatic Brain Injury

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Parkview Hospital, Indiana:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Helmet use rate [ Time Frame: 5 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Incidence of head and facial injuries [ Time Frame: 5 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	609
Study Start Date:	May 2008
Study Completion Date:	January 2009
Primary Completion Date:	November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Helmet and helmet education Each participant preschool child received a free bicycle Bell helmet, manufactured by Bell Sports Inc., Rantoul IL, USA. In addition, classroom bicycle helmet education was provided to all participant children and their caregivers, consisting of a video on rules of biking and the importance of proper helmet use and a classroom melon drop demonstration with and without a helmet to participants and their caregivers.	Other: Bicycle helmet from Bell Sports Inc. As described under the respective arm Other Name: Bell bicycle helmets
Active Comparator: Helmet education Each child did not receive a bicycle Bell helmet but the child and his/her caregiver was given bicycle helmet education package as above.	Other: Bicycle helmet education only As described under the respective arm Other Name: Bicycle helmet education

Arms

Assigned Interventions

Experimental: Helmet and helmet education

Each participant preschool child received a free bicycle Bell helmet, manufactured by Bell Sports Inc., Rantoul IL, USA. In addition, classroom bicycle helmet education was provided to all participant children and their caregivers, consisting of a video on rules of biking and the importance of proper helmet use and a classroom melon drop demonstration with and without a helmet to participants and their caregivers.

Other: Bicycle helmet from Bell Sports Inc.

As described under the respective arm

Other Name: Bell bicycle helmets

Active Comparator: Helmet education

Each child did not receive a bicycle Bell helmet but the child and his/her caregiver was given bicycle helmet education package as above.

Other: Bicycle helmet education only

As described under the respective arm

Other Name: Bicycle helmet education

Detailed Description:

Current literature review shows that there were no definite prospective research studies that indicate the effectiveness of helmet promotion and wearing in injury prevention/reduction particularly to head and facial injuries among preschool children of low-income families.

The magnitude and seriousness of the injury problem in these children in the community could be high. Many injuries may occur that are not treated in emergency departments. Even the occurrence of a minor injury in the face is undesirable. These ages are learning periods to ride, are liable to fall, and are prone to injuries by using, not only, bicycles but also tricycles, scooters, roller skates/roller blades and other riding toys (vehicles).

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	3 Years to 5 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Age 3-5 year olds and their siblings, registered at the Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) Head Start Program
The child must possess a bicycle or a riding toy to ride
The child's caregiver speaks English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

Age less than two or greater than 5-year olds
3-5 year old children that do not own a bicycle or a riding toy to ride
The child's caregiver does not speak English or Spanish.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01054846

Locations

United States, Indiana
Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) Inc - Head Start
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, 46802

Sponsors and Collaborators

Parkview Hospital, Indiana

Investigators

Study Director:	Mary O Aaland, MD, FACS	Parkview Hospital Trauma Center
Principal Investigator:	Thein H Zhu, MBBS, FACE	Parkview Hospital Trauma Center

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Thein H Zhu, Parkview Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01054846 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Parkview - 001
Study First Received:	January 21, 2010
Last Updated:	January 22, 2010
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Parkview Hospital, Indiana:

Bicycle helmet

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Facial Injuries
Craniocerebral Trauma
Wounds and Injuries
Trauma, Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013