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Clinical Trial: Research to Improve Smoke Alarm Functioning and Maintenance
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention August 2005
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Purpose
The purpose of this study to evaluate whether (1) targeted smoke alarm education, (2) general fire safety education with a smoke alarm component, (3) basic fire safety education, or (4) an unrelated intervention is most effective way to improve smoke alarm maintenance and function.
| Condition | Intervention |
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| Wounds and Injuries Burns | Behavior: Fire safety education |
MedlinePlus related topics: Burns
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Further Study Details:
Primary Outcomes: Smoke alarm functionality at 18-months post-intervention.
Expected Total Enrollment: 4500
Expected Total Enrollment: 4500
Study start: August 2005
Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- live within four target neighborhoods in Prince George''''s County, MD that are at high risk for residential fire and injury.
Exclusion Criteria:
- primary decision maker of home is less than 18 years old
- speak a language other than english or spanish
- nobody at home after six return visits to the home
Location and Contact Information
Please refer to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00139126
Les R. Becker, PhD 301-755-2729 becker@pire.org
Michael F. Ballesteros, PhD 770-488-1308 mballesteros@cdc.gov
Michael F. Ballesteros, PhD 770-488-1308 mballesteros@cdc.gov
Maryland
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Calverton, Maryland, 20705, United States; Recruiting
Les R. Becker, PhD 301-755-2729 becker@pire.org
Study chairs or principal investigators
Les R Becker, PhD, Study Director, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Ted R. Miller, PhD, Principal Investigator, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
More Information
Study ID Numbers: CDC-NCIPC-4662
Last Updated: August 30, 2005
Record first received: August 29, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00139126
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-06
Last Updated: August 30, 2005
Record first received: August 29, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00139126
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-09-06
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