Video Education: Capitalizing on Caregiver Time Spent in the Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room

Medical College of Wisconsin220 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if video education is an effective means of caregiver education in the waiting room of a pediatric emergency department (ED). This will be tested with the showing of a child passenger safety video.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

220

Conditions

Child Passenger Seat Safety

Interventions

Child passenger safety videoOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * caregivers of patients presenting to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin for treatment * family use of automobile for transportation Exclusion Criteria: * non-English speaking caregivers * triage level 1 or 2 or requiring immediate medical attention

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Efficacy: Difference in caregiver knowledge on a questionnaire

A knowledge questionnaire will be completed by caregivers in control and intervention groups

Time frame: day 0 in the ED

Secondary Outcomes

Retention

A knowledge questionnaire for caregivers will be given at phone follow up 4 weeks after initial enrollment

Time frame: up to 4 weeks after enrollment

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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