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. 2012 Sep 12;2012(9):CD005014. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005014.pub3

Llewellyn 2003.

Methods RCT
Participants Parents with intellectual disability who were the primary carers of children < 5 years
Interventions I1= weekly home visits covering a different topic each week e.g. fire, electrical safety.
 I2= lesson books received by mail covering the same topics as I1 but without face to face contact
 C1 = current community services
 C2 = current community services
Outcomes Outcomes measured over 3 months:
Mean (SD) hazard score comprising precautions taken to deal with 114 possible dangers in and around the home
1st post programme assessment:
 I1 = 60.35 (21.94) versus I2 = 48.73 (10.77) versus C1 = 53.3 (12.88), P < 0.001
 2nd post programme assessment:
 I2 = 88.09 (34.92) versus C1 = 57.5 (11.48), P < 0.001
Notes Blinding ‐ y
 Outcomes 80% ‐ n
 Balance ‐ n/a
 C2 initially randomly allocated but reallocated to C1 to ensure completed program in study period
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Unclear