Stevens 2000.
Methods | Randomized trial. Allocation concealment adequate (different days). Not a blinded observer. | |
Participants | Parents of children 3.5 to 8 years old and weighing 35‐80 pounds entering a retail toy store in Virginia. | |
Interventions | Participants either given pamphlet (P) and coupon (C) for seat, just a pamphlet, just a coupon, or no intervention (control group). | |
Outcomes | Purchase of booster seat increased 34% for the C+P group, 38% for P, 41% for C, and 3% for the control group. All respondents self‐reported using the booster seat every time child travelled. | |
Notes | Relatively brief follow‐up interval of 30 days. Unclear whether study had sufficient statistical power. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |
A= adequate; B= unclear.