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

August 17, 2025 updated by: Ayse Sezer Balci, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

The Effect of Experiential Learning Based First Aid Training on Knowledge and Self-Sufficiency of Parents of Intellectual Disability Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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 [asbalci@mehmetakif.edu.tr].

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Center
      • Burdur, Center, Turkey, 15030
        • Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Faculty of Health Science

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: No Intervention: Control Group
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: Experimental: Training Group
Participants received four sessions of first-aid training based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Model, including real-life simulations and group exercises.
Behavioral: Experiential First Aid Training
A first aid training program based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Model conducted in four sessions using real-life scenarios and group exercises.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in First-Aid Knowledge Score (pre- and post-training)
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention
First Aid Knowledge Questionnaire (self-developed; score range: 0-20; higher scores indicate better knowledge)
Baseline and immediately post-intervention
Change in First-Aid Self-Efficacy Score
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately post-intervention
Home Accidents First Aid Self-Efficacy Scale (score range: 10-50; higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy)
Baseline and immediately post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 5, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 5, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

May 5, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

July 8, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 22, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 17, 2025

Last Verified

August 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GO=2022/522

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

De-identified individual participant data (e.g., demographic data, first-aid knowledge scores, self-efficacy scores) will be shared with qualified researchers upon reasonable request.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Within 6 months of publication, available for 5 years

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Data will be shared upon request via email to the principal investigator.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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