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Tiny Cargo, Big Deal! An ED-Based Study of Child Passenger Safety Behaviors

NCT04238247 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 513

Last updated 2026-04-15

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Summary

This study involves an emergency department (ED)-based intervention utilizing Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques and patient-centered eHealth materials (e.g., a tailored, mobile-friendly website and text messages) to promote the correct and consistent use of size-appropriate child passenger restraints (car seats, booster seats, and seat belts). This study is designed as an adaptive randomized controlled trial, recruiting English and Spanish speaking caregivers of children 6 months to 10 years old.

Conditions

  • Accident, Traffic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tiny Cargo, Big Deal/Abróchame Bien, Cuídame Bien (TCBD/ABCB) Basic Intervention

A bilingual emergency department (ED)-based precision prevention intervention grounded in Self-Determination Theory. The Basic TCBD/ABCB intervention integrates one personalized counseling session based on principles of motivational interviewing (MI) and eHealth components including a tailored mobile-friendly educational website and short message service (SMS) text message communications with the goal of improving child passenger safety. Participants receive monthly text message requests to submit photographs depicting the child as they usually travel. Feedback is provided via text message to correct any observed errors or misuse. Tailored informational and motivational text messages are sent twice each month.

BEHAVIORAL

Tiny Cargo, Big Deal/Abróchame Bien, Cuídame Bien (TCBD/ABCB) Enhanced Intervention

The Enhanced TCBD/ABCB Intervention includes a second motivational interviewing session. Basic Intervention text messages continue with an additional 1-2 tailored text messages per month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Michelle Macy, MD · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-05
Primary Completion
2023-09-29
Completion
2023-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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