Increasing the prevalence of functioning smoke alarms in disadvantaged inner city housing: a randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN47572799 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN47572799 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | G9901222 |
- Submission date
- 25/10/2000
- Registration date
- 25/10/2000
- Last edited
- 30/07/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Ian Roberts
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London
WC1N 1EH
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | A randomised controlled trial will be conducted to quantify the effect of three different types of smoke alarm (ionising, ionising with pause, and optical), and two different power sources (zinc batteries, lithium batteries) on the prevalence of functioning alarms in a disadvantaged inner city population. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Public health, social medicine |
| Intervention | Ionisation, Optical, Zinc battery and Lithium battery smoke alarms |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Prevalence of any installed, functioning smoke alarm in the households in each study group 2. Installation and function of the smoke alarm originally installed in the study households |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/2000 |
| Completion date | 31/03/2002 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 1440 homes |
| Key inclusion criteria | Occupants of homes in the materially deprived inner London borough of Camden |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2000 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/03/2002 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
London
WC1N 1EH
United Kingdom
WC1N 1EH
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council
Research council
20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7636 5422 |
|---|---|
| clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk | |
| Website | http://www.mrc.ac.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), UK Medical Research Council, MRC
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | 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 | 01/04/2004 | Yes | No |
