FAST (First-aid Advice and Safety Training) Parent programme
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN03605270 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN03605270 |
| Protocol serial number | 10111 |
| Sponsor | University of the West of England (UK) |
| Funder | NIHR HTA; Grant Codes: 09/02/02 |
- Submission date
- 28/07/2011
- Registration date
- 28/07/2011
- Last edited
- 24/09/2015
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Accidental injury is one of the main causes of death in preschool age children in the UK. Most of these injuries occur in the home, and many of these are easily preventable. In the UK between the year 2000 and 2002, about 502,000 children under four years old had to visit the hospital after an injury in the home. Studies have shown that parenting programmes, which educate parents, supporting them to change their behaviour can help to reduce the amount of injuries their children sustain. Many parents have shown an interest in learning first aid so that they are better able to take care of their children, should they become injured. From this, a parenting programme called FAST (First Aid and Safety Training) has been designed which incorporates first aid skills with learning safety advice to help prevent avoidable injuries in the home. The aim of this study is to find out how successful putting such a programme in place would be.
Who can participate?
Parents or guardians of a child under 5 years of age who has received an injury at home that required treatment in hospital in the last year.
What does the study involve?
Each of the children’s centres participating in the study are randomly allocated into two groups. Parent participants from centres in the first group (intervention group) complete the FAST parenting programme at the children’s centres. Parent participants in the second group (control group) are not given the parenting programme. Parents in both groups are asked to complete “injury calendars” documenting any injuries their children have received in the home over the next six months.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Not provided at time of registration.
Where is the study run from?
Eight children’s centres in Bristol and Nottingham (UK)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
July 2011 to September 2011
Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Dr Sarah Manns
Contact information
Scientific
Centre for Child & Adolescent Health
Oakfield House
15-23 Oakfield Grove
Bristol
BS8 2BN
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised, interventional, preventative trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | The First-aid Advice and Safety Training (FAST) parent programme for the prevention of recurrent home injuries in preschool children |
| Study acronym | FAST |
| Study objectives | The study is a cluster randomised complex intervention to prevent recurrent home injuries in preschool children using a parenting programme that provides safety training and first aid advice |
| Ethics approval(s) | South West Central Bristol NRES, 27 January 2011, ref: 10/H0106/78 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Injuries and Emergencies |
| Intervention | Parenting programme - Intervention sites will offer a parenting programme providing first aid advice and safety training |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Injuries occurring to index child during six month follow up period |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
The following outcome measures are collected at baseline and at the end of a 6 months (period of observed time): |
| Completion date | 01/09/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 64 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. The parents/carers will be eligible if they have a child under 5 years of age who has sustained an unintentional physical injury or ingestion in the home (or within the boundary of the home and garden/yard), that resulted in seeking medical attention from a health professional at an NHS Walk-In Centre, Minor Injuries Unit or in an Accident and Emergency department in secondary care during the recruitment period. 2. Parents/carers must be living at an address within the geographical or general practice catchment area of a Childrens Centre participating in the study 3. Male or female participants |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Children suffering suspected or confirmed intentional injuries will be excluded 2. Should an injury originally considered to be unintentional be later discovered to have been intentional, then routine referral processes for safeguarding would be activated 3. That parent would not be asked to withdraw from the programme, but data from that child will not be included in the analysis 4. Parents/carers who are unable to understand written and spoken English will be excluded from the feasibility study |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2011 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/09/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
BS8 2BN
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/01/2014 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
