Status:
COMPLETED
Environmental and Behavioral Risk Factors for Childhood Drowning
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Conditions:
Drowning
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-20 years
Brief Summary
This study will examine the relationship between swimming lessons, swimming ability, and other risk factors or protective factors, and the risk of drowning among children. The study's primary focus is...
Detailed Description
Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death among children in the United States. Children under five years of age are at particularly increased risk with drowning rates peaking ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA - CASES:
- Drowning in which the submersion event occurred during the study period. Drowning is defined as death from asphyxia due to submersion in a liquid medium.
- Age: Greater than or equal to 12 months and less than 20 years at the time of the event.
- Site of submersion: Open body of water (such as a pool, Jacuzzi, hot tub, pond, lake, river, canal, quarry, irrigation ditch, dam, or ocean).
- Place of residence: Cases and their parent/guardian must be residents of the United States.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA - CASES:
- Ice Water Submersions, submersions that are intentional or suspected of being intentional, motor vehicle related drownings, submersions in bathtubs, toilets, sinks, or buckets.
- For bodies of water that do not easily fit into the above categories, inclusion will be restricted to bodies of water where swimming ability might be related to the risk of drowning.
- INCLUSION CRITERIA - CONTROLS:
- Controls will be children, who have not experienced a serious submersion event (as defined above), and who reside in the same geographic area as cases.
- Greater than or equal to 12 months and less than 20 years on the reference date (date of submersion for matched case).
- Place of residence: Controls and their parent/guardian must reside in the United States and will be matched to cases by county of residence.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 17 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
1430 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00341289
Start Date
March 17 2003
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 9000 Rockville
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892