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Teaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05977530
Recruitment Status : Not yet recruiting
First Posted : August 4, 2023
Last Update Posted : January 24, 2024
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
David Schwebel, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study is designed to evaluate whether commercially-available swim self-rescue schools are effective to teach children ages 12-23 months to stay safely alive floating in the water (or grasping the pool's edge) 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 weeks. The investigators will then measure their skills again. Assessments will be conducted using a standardized protocol with a certified lifeguard present. Parents will also complete a short survey concerning child and family demographics and child and family swim and lifeguard training experience.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Drowning Behavioral: self-rescue training Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 40 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Teaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills
Estimated Study Start Date : September 2024
Estimated Primary Completion Date : April 2025
Estimated Study Completion Date : April 2025

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MedlinePlus related topics: Drowning

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: self-rescue training
children will receive self-rescue training from a certified instructor
 Behavioral: self-rescue training
children will receive training for self-rescue if they are alone in water


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. experimenter-designed standardized behavioral assessment of children's self-rescue ability [ Time Frame: at completion of training intervention program, an anticipated average of 4 weeks ]
    assessment of whether children can float alone or reach the pool's edge, without adult assistance


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Months to 23 Months   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • child ages 12-23 months
  • enrolled in self-rescue course at participating swim facility

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medical conditions counter-indicating training in water
  • previous experience in self-rescue swim courses
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05977530


Locations
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United States, Alabama
UAB Youth Safety Lab, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Alabama at Birmingham
More Information
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Responsible Party: David Schwebel, University Professor of Psychology & Associate Vice President for Research Facilities & Infrastructure, University of Alabama at Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05977530    
Other Study ID Numbers: IRB-300011508
First Posted: August 4, 2023    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 24, 2024
Last Verified: January 2024
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Yes
Plan Description: We will share de-identified data with qualified researchers upon request.
Supporting Materials: Study Protocol
Informed Consent Form (ICF)
Time Frame: Data will become available after all primary results are published. They will remain available for at least 3 years.
Access Criteria: Contact Study PI David Schwebel.

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Drowning
Death
Pathologic Processes
Wounds and Injuries