Randomised controlled trial of thermostatic mixer valves in reducing bath hot tap water temperature in families with young children in social housing

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN21179067

Enrollment

120

Registered

2007-01-29

Start date

2005-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Childhood injury prevention: Bath tap water scald prevention Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Childhood injury prevention

Interventions

The intervention will comprise: 1. Educational leaflet devised by the research team sent to participant prior to installation of TMV. 2. Installation of a TMV valve to

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Families living in rented social housing with at least one child under the age of five years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participation in on-going tap water scald prevention studies 2. Pipework unsuitable for fitting a TMV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Proportion of families having bath tap hot water at or below 46°C at baseline, three and 12 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
At 12 months only: Intervention group: 1. Proportion of valves: a. that fail or are replaced b. are unofficially adjusted 2. Acceptability of valves, potentially unsafe practices and adverse events in event of valve failure. In both groups: 1. Acceptability of bath hot tap water 2. Potentially unsafe practices and actual adverse events	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 5, 2026