How First Aid Training Helps Parents of Children With Intellectual Disabilities (ELFAID)

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Status: Completed

Conditions: First Aid Training; Intellectual Disability, Mild

Treatments: Behavioral: Experiential First Aid Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07054619

GO=2022/522

Details and patient eligibility

About

itle: How First Aid Training Helps Parents of Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose:

This study aims to find out how experiential learning-based first aid training affects the knowledge and self-sufficiency of parents who have children with intellectual disabilities.

Who Can Participate:

Parents of children with intellectual disabilities are invited to take part in this study.

What Happens During the Study:

Participants will attend a first aid training program based on experiential learning. Their knowledge and ability to care for their children will be measured before and after the training.

Risks and Benefits:

There are no significant risks involved. Parents may benefit by gaining important first aid skills, which can help them better protect and support their children.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions or want to learn more about the study, please contact [[e-mail]].

Full description

This study investigates how first aid training based on experiential learning affects the knowledge and self-sufficiency of parents with children who have intellectual disabilities. The research is designed as a randomized controlled trial, which means participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group receiving the training or a control group that does not.

The experiential learning approach involves hands-on activities, simulations, and interactive sessions aimed at improving the parents' practical first aid skills. The study will measure changes in parents' knowledge and confidence in providing first aid before and after the training.

The outcomes of this research will help determine whether this type of training can empower parents to better respond to emergencies involving their children, potentially improving safety and wellbeing.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents of children diagnosed with intellectual disabilities
• Age of parents: 18 years and older
• Willingness to participate in first aid training
• Able to communicate in the language of the training

Exclusion Criteria

• Received formal first-aid training within the last 12 months
• Cognitive impairments preventing comprehension of training content
• Unwilling or unable to attend all training sessions and assessments

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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75 participants in 2 patient groups

No Intervention: Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group did not receive any training during the study but were provided with printed first-aid educational materials after completing the post-test.

Experimental: Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants received four sessions of first-aid training based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Model, including real-life simulations and group exercises.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experiential First Aid Training