Home safety checks cut injury risks for children, study finds
NCT ID NCT05886270
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether home safety assessments and modifications could reduce injury risks for children under 7 in low-income households. Researchers visited 300 homes, identified hazards like unlocked poisons, missing smoke alarms, and unsecured furniture, then provided fixes and education. The goal was to see if these changes could prevent common home injuries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home safety assessment and modifications
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple home safety checks and fixes can prevent many common childhood injuries like falls, burns, and poisonings.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, non-experimental study without a comparison group, so it cannot prove the interventions caused the changes. Results may not apply to other communities.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research & Policy
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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