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N/A Completed N=50 Prevention

Teaching Young Children Swim Survival Skills

Drowning
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05977530 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
50
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Children's Self-rescue Ability — 48 Participants — p=<.01

Summary

This study is designed to evaluate whether commercially-available swim self-rescue schools are effective to teach children ages 12-23 months to stay safely alive floating in the water (or grasping the pool's edge) without adult intervention. The investigators will measure children's water self-rescue skills at baseline and then they will engage in commercially-available training over the course of several weeks. The investigators will then measure their skills again. Assessments will be conducted using a standardized protocol with a certified lifeguard present. Parents will also complete a short survey concerning child and family demographics and child and family swim and lifeguard training experience.

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Children's Self-rescue Ability
48 <.01 sig

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • child ages 12-23 months
  • enrolled in self-rescue course at participating swim facility

Exclusion Criteria

  • medical conditions counter-indicating training in water
  • previous experience in self-rescue swim courses
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05977530). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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