Could a website teach parents to prevent child injuries?
NCT ID NCT07804355
First seen Sep 04, 2026 ยท Last updated Sep 04, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether an online program called Safe Kids Washington can improve parents' knowledge, confidence, and intentions around preventing injuries in children aged 7 to 12. Parents are randomly assigned to either the program, which includes videos and interactive quizzes on pedestrian, bicycle, and sports safety, or to a control group that receives standard safety fact sheets. Researchers will compare the two groups to see if the program changes how parents think about and plan to use injury prevention strategies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Safe Kids Washington website, a self-guided online program with three modules on pedestrian, bicycling, and sports safety
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this online program could give parents a practical, scalable way to learn injury prevention strategies and reduce childhood injuries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial measuring knowledge and attitudes, not actual injury rates. Parents may not change their behavior, and the program's real-world impact remains uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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203 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * at least 18 years old * parent or caregiver of a child between 7 and 12 years old Exclusion Criteria: * under 18 years old * not the parent or caregiver of a child between 7 and 12 years old
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States