Back to resultsTeaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills
Primary Purpose
Drowning
Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
self-rescue training
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Drowning
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: child ages 12-35 months enrolled in self-rescue course at participating swim facility Exclusion Criteria: none
Sites / Locations
- UAB Youth Safety Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Label
self-rescue training
Arm Description
children will receive self-rescue training from a certified instructor
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
experimenter-designed standardized behavioral assessment of children's self-rescue ability
assessment of whether children can float alone, without adult assistance, for 1 minute
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT05977530
First Posted
July 18, 2023
Last Updated
July 26, 2023
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05977530
Brief Title
Teaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills
Official Title
Teaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
July 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Not yet recruiting
Study Start Date
May 2024 (Anticipated)
Primary Completion Date
October 2024 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
October 2024 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study is designed to evaluate whether commercially-available swim self-rescue schools are effective to teach children ages 12-35 months to stay safely alive floating in the water without adult intervention. The investigators will measure children's water self-rescue skills at baseline and then they will engage in commercially-available training over the course of several sessions. The investigators will then measure their skills again. Assessments will be conducted using a standardized protocol with a certified lifeguard always within an arm's reach of the child. Parents will also complete a short survey concerning child and family demographics and child and family swim and lifeguard training experience.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Drowning
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
40 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
self-rescue training
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
children will receive self-rescue training from a certified instructor
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
self-rescue training
Intervention Description
children will receive training for self-rescue if they are alone in water
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
experimenter-designed standardized behavioral assessment of children's self-rescue ability
Description
assessment of whether children can float alone, without adult assistance, for 1 minute
Time Frame
at completion of training intervention program, an anticipated average of 10 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
12 Months
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
35 Months
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
child ages 12-35 months
enrolled in self-rescue course at participating swim facility
Exclusion Criteria:
none
Facility Information:
Facility Name
UAB Youth Safety Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham
City
Birmingham
State/Province
Alabama
ZIP/Postal Code
35294
Country
United States
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
We will share de-identified data with qualified researchers upon request.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Data will become available after all primary results are published. They will remain available for at least 3 years.
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Contact Study PI David Schwebel.
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