The Advocacy In Action Study

A cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce pedestrian injuries in deprived communities

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN91381117

Enrollment

615

Registered

2008-02-06

Start date

2005-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Pedestrian injuries Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Pedestrian injuries

Interventions

Intervention Group: Targeted information on location of pedestrian injuries and effective interventions to prevent such injuries. Control Group: General information on children's injuries. Both tr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elected politicians (councillors) representing electoral wards 2. Either sex, aged 18+ years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of road safety interventions (traffic calming features, road safety education, 20 mph zones and safe routes to school) in intervention and control areas 25 months post-randomisation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Councillors? interest in road safety and self-efficacy in intervening to prevent pedestrian injury in their wards.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 23, 2026