Helping Children's Centres to Enhance Home Safety
Burns, Smoke Inhalation Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Burns focused on measuring Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Community Health Services, prevention & control, Accidents, Home, Child Health Services
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
There are two levels of participation, Children's Centres as participants, who will be delivering the intervention, and families as participants, who will be receiving the intervention.
Children's Centres:
Phase 1 Children's Centres in the four study areas (Nottingham, Newcastle, Bristol and Norwich) Phase 2 Children's Centres in more disadvantaged areas (defined as those who have more than 50% of under 5 year-old children in their Centre catchment area who live in one of the 30% most disadvantaged Super Output Areas).
Families Any family who has attended the participating Children's Centre in the previous three months, who have a child under three years old, and lives within the catchment area of that Children's Centres.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children's Centres:
Phase 2 Children's Centres that are not in more disadvantaged areas as defined above and phase 3 or subsequent wave Children's Centres.
Families Families who attend a participating Children's Centre who do not have any children under the age of 3 years Any parent who is under-16 years of age.
Sites / Locations
- University of West of England, Bristol
- Newcastle University
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- University of Nottingham
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Injury Prevention Briefing and facilitation
Injury Prevention Briefing only
Usual Care
Children's Centres will be given an Injury Prevention Briefing which offers guidance on best evidence on reducing fire related injuries in the home, and facilitation by the research team to support implementation of the IPB
Children's Centres will be given an Injury Prevention Briefing (IPB) , which offers guidance on best evidence on reducing fire related injuries in the home.