Table 1

Reported randomised controlled trials (RCT) about injury prevention interventions of China in 2001–2010

IDType of injuryYearSample sizeStudy subjectsPrevention interventionOutcome measuresEffects of intervention
Intervention groupControl group
Dong et al12*All injuries2001(1) 2758†
(2) 2503‡		Rural residentsInjury education/environmental checkNone(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 42% (463 vs 268 per 10 000 persons)§
Yan et al13*All injuries2001(1) 2409†
(2) 2786‡		Rural residentsInjury education/environmental checkNone(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 37% (361 vs 228 per 10 000 persons)§
Zhang et al14*All injuries2001(1) 1733†
(2) 610‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 50% (510 vs 253 per 1000 persons)§
Guo15*All injuries2004(1) 2624†
(2) 2515‡		ChildrenInjury educationNon-injury education(1) Behaviour(1) Improved§
Zhang16*Unintentional injury2004(1) 2550†
(2) 2429‡		Children (mean: 8.7 years)Injury educationNon-injury education(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 28% (387 vs 279 per 1000 persons)¶
Shen et al17*Unintentional injury2004(1) 100†
(2) 100‡		Young adults (mean: 33 years)Injury educationNone(1) Incidence
(2) Safety awareness		(1) Decreased by 62% (39 vs 15 per 10 000 persons)¶
(2) Improved¶
Wang and Chen18*Unintentional injury2005(1) 186†
(2) 194‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge		(1) Decreased by 44% (1546 vs 860 per 10 000 persons)¶
(2) Improved§
Zhao et al19*Unintentional injury2006(1) 3228†
(2) 2652‡		Children (7–13 years)Injury education and campus/home checkNon-injury education(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 24% (863 vs654 per 10 000 persons)¶
Xing et al20*Unintentional injury2006(1) 560†
(2) 495‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 43% (150 vs 85 per 1000 persons)§
Yang et al21*Road traffic injury2007(1) 729†
(2) 732‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Knowledge, and behaviour(1) All Improved§
Yang et al22*Unintentional injury2007(1) 617†
(2) 583‡		AdolescentsInjury education for parentsNone(1) Knowledge and behaviour(1) Improved§
Liu et al23*Road traffic injury2007(1) 2346†
(2) 2076‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge and behaviour		(1) Decreased by 43% (148 vs 84 per 1000 persons) §
(2) Improved§
Wu et al24*Road traffic injury2008(1) 265†
(2) 272‡		Community residents (over 12 years)Injury educationNone(1) Knowledge, attitude and practice(1) All improved for both 1-month and 12-month follow-up§
Yan25*Sport injury20081) 956†
2) 961‡		ChildrenInjury education and campus/home checkNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour		(1) No statistical difference¶
(2) All improved†
Sun et al26*Unintentional injury2009(1) 355†
(2) 379‡		Children (2–6 years)Injury educationUnclear(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge		(1) Decreased by 59% (5873 vs 2427 per 10 000 persons)§
(2) Improved
Jiang et al27*Unintentional injury2009(1) 120†
(2) 177‡		Children (12–14 years)Injury educationUnclear(1) Knowledge, belief, and behaviour(1) All improved¶
Wang and Zhu28*Unintentional injury2009(1) 1080†
(2) 1268‡		Adolescents (mean: 14.5 years)Peer education for injury preventionNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge		(1) Decreased by 45% (519 vs 286 per 1000 persons)§
(2) Improved§
Xia et al29**Fall2009(1) 723†
(2) 699‡		The elderly (over 60 years)Injury education and community/home checkUnclear(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge, attitude and practice		(1) Decreased by 60% (179 vs 72 per 100 persons)¶
(2) All improved¶
Zheng30*Occupational injury2010(1) 478†
(2) 562‡		Young adults (mean:35 years)Injury educationUnclear(1) Incidence(1)Decreased by 27% (1797 vs 1318 per 10 000 persons) ¶
Cao and Zhang31*All injuries2010(1) 914†
(2) 823‡		AdolescentsInjury education and campus/home checkNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge, attitude and practice		(1) Decreased 46% (710 vs 383 per 1000 persons) §
(2) Improved§
Zhang et al32**Road traffic injury2010(1) 776†
(2) 697‡		AdolescentsInjury educationNone(1) Knowledge, awareness, and behaviour(1) All improved§
Ye33*Road traffic injury2010(1) 3202†
(2) 2433‡		Adolescents (10–18 years)Injury educationNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge		(1) Decreased by 35% (170 vs 110 per 1000 persons)¶
(2) Improved§
Zhang34*Unintentional injury2010(1) 122†
(2) 122‡		Infants (17–26 days)Injury education for parentsNon-injury education(1) Incidence(1) Decreased by 76% (205 vs 49 per 1000 persons) after 36 months¶
Fang et al35*All injuries2010(1) 261†
(2) 271‡		ChildrenInjury educationNone(1) Incidence
(2) Knowledge		(1) Decreased by 24% (608 vs 460 per 1000 persons)§
(2) Improved§
Fan et al36*††Unintentional injury2006UnclearAdolescentsInjury educationNon-injury education(1) Incidence(1) Decreased 42% (166 vs 96 per 1000 persons)§

  • *Studies were reported in Chinese.

  • †Sample size of intervention group.

  • ‡Sample size of control group.

  • §Effects were examined based on the preintervention and postintervention differences in the intervention group.

  • ¶Effects were examined based on differences between intervention group and control group after the intervention.

  • **Studies were reported in English.

  • ††Information was not extracted due to the unavailability of full-text article.