App-based prevention of preschooler unintentional injury in rural China: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of mHealth interventions to reduce child unintentional injuries in resource-limited areas like rural areas remains poorly understood. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a theory-driven and culturally-adapted app intervention to reduce unintentional injury incidence among rural preschoolers. A 12-month single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR2000037606, registered on August 29, 2020) was conducted among 3836 preschoolers and their caregivers from 24 preschools in rural China. Participating preschools were randomly allocated using a 1:1 ratio to the intervention or control group to receive app-based education including or excluding child injury prevention. Primary outcome was the 12-month preschooler unintention

SUBMITTER: He J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706037 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature