| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN53926189 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 29/07/2005 |
| Local reference number(s) | N/A |
| Public title | Will primary school children wear reflective items distributed to them free at school? A cluster randomised controlled trial. |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Public Health: visibility aids |
| Study hypothesis | Children receiving visibility aids are not more likely to wear visibility aids than children not receiving them |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Primary school children |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/08/2004 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/05/2005 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 20 classes of primary school children, a total of 377 children |
| Interventions | The trial compared visibility aids given to children versus no visibility aids. Children in classes in the intervention arm received a reflective and fluorescent slap wrap (a 30 cm x 3 cm x 0.3 cm item that can be worn around an upper arm or trouser leg and is readily removed), a reflective durable sticker (3 cm x 3 cm x 0.3 cm), a Department for Transport road safety educational booklet which included a section on the need to be seen in the dark and two posters. Letters were sent to parents informing them about the visibility aids and the importance of wearing them. Children in the control arm did not receive visibility aids and the additional material until the trial was complete. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Number of children wearing visibility aids |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Broxtowe and Hucknall Primary Care Trust - an "own account" trial, funded via the NHS R&D Support Funding stream |
| Sponsor name | University of Nottingham (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Research Innovation Services
18A Trent Building
University Park
Nottingham
United Kingdom
NG7 2RD |
| Contact name | Dr Caroline Mulvaney |
| Contact details | Division of Primary Care
13th Floor
Tower Building
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
United Kingdom
NG7 2RD |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN53926189 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
