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Knowledge and Intentions of French Adults Regarding Abusive Head Trauma in Infants: An Online Survey

NCT07735780 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3200

Last updated 2026-07-30

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Summary

Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a leading cause of infant mortality and long-term neurodevelopmental disability, yet existing prevention programmes have shown limited effectiveness in reducing its incidence. This may reflect insufficient understanding of upstream determinants of behaviour, including population-level knowledge of AHT.

This cross-sectional online study aims to assess AHT-related knowledge, behavioural intentions, and their determinants in a sample representative of the French adult population aged 18-80 years. Participants will be recruited through a quota-based online panel and social media.

Participants will complete a standardised procedure including exposure to short videos depicting either a shaking gesture (dangerous) or non-dangerous infant-handling behaviors (playing, rocking), followed by questionnaires assessing interpretation of the gesture, knowledge of its consequences, and AHT-related knowledge. After standardised information on AHT is provided, behavioral intentions and theoretical knowledge will be reassessed.

This study will provide the first nationally representative data on AHT-related knowledge in France and inform the development of targeted, evidence-based prevention strategies.

Conditions

  • Abusive Head Trauma

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • IPSOS BVA

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enora Le ROUX, PhD · Paris-Saclay West Clinical Research Unit, Sainte-Pérrine Hospital, APHP

  • Martin CHALUMEAU, MD, PhD · Department of General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Necker Hospital, APHP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-10-31

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