2010-2011

Effects of Sleep Restriction on Adolescents’ Pedestrian Safety

Principal Investigator: David Schwebel, PhD

This study investigates whether sleep restriction reduces adolescents’ pedestrian safety.

2009-2010

Structural and Material Characteristics of the Pediatric Thoracic Cage and Their Relationship to Age-Related Changes in Thoracic Response

Principal Investigator: Sriram Balasuramanian, PhD

The objective of this study is to quantify the geometric and material characteristics of the pediatric thoracic cage and apply that knowledge towards improved pediatric Anthropomorphic test device biofidelity requirements.

Understanding the Learning to Drive Process for Teens with High-functioning Developmental Disabilities

The aim of this study is to use a semi-structured interview to gain insight into the parent and teen factors that influence the process of learning to drive.

Association of Body Mass Index and Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Among 4- to 8-year-olds

Principal Investigator: Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE

The specific aim of this study is to determine the relative risk of significant injury for 4- to 8-year-old children in motor vehicle crashes who are overweight and underweight, as compared to children who are normal weight.

Distracted Driving in Teens With ADHD

The objective of the proposed research is to examine the driving behavior of teens with Attention-Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a virtual simulator during simultaneous engagement in two common distracting conditions: (a) cell phone conversation and (b) a text message task with randomly assigned use of psychostimulant medication across two sessions.

Transforming Traffic Safety Through Autonomic Computing: A Feasibility Study

Principal Investigator: Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE

Principal Investigator: Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Below is an executive summary of this project. Please note that this summary describes results and interpretation that may not be final. Final interpretation of results will be in the  peer-reviewed literature.

A Novel Approach to Develop Age-equivalent Models for Pediatric Long Bones

Principal Investigator: Sriram Balasuramanian, PhD

The objective of this study is to develop and characterize an age-equivalent animal model based on regional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) parameters leveraged from ongoing research at CHOP measuring these parameters on a large sample of real children.

NASS Special Study on Child Occupant Protection

Principal Investigator: Kristy Arbogast, PhD

The goal of this study is to adapt the Partners for Children Passenger Safety (PCPS) data collection instrument to a shorter instrument that can be implemented via phone, web, or via self-administered hard copy, while also developing and evaluating the feasibility of subject selection, contact, and consent procedures. 

Child Restraint Systems in Side Impact Crashes: Injury Patterns and Causation (Multiple Year Project)

Principal Investigator: Kristy Arbogast, PhD

The objective of this study is to further understand side impact protection for child restraints through an analysis of the structural interaction between the child restraint system and the vehicle.

Knee Injury Air Bag Risk Assessment for Children

Principal Investigator: John H. Bolte IV, PhD

This study aims to determine what risks, if any, that the knee bolster air bag introduces to front seat child occupants.

2008-2009

Child Restraint Systems in Side Impact Crashes: Injury Patterns and Causation (Multiple Year Project)

Principal Investigator: Kristy Arbogast, PhD

The objective of this study is to further understand side impact protection for child restraints through an analysis of the structural interaction between the child restraint system and the vehicle.

Cervical Range of Motion of Children and Adult Volunteers

Principal Investigator: Matthew R. Maltese, PhD

The primary objective of this study is to compare the static passive cervical spine flexion of children of specific age groups (6-8, 9-12, 13-15) with adults.

Understanding and Optimizing the Advanced Restraint Systems for Rear- Seated Occupants Using MADYMO and ModeFRONTIER

This study will conduct evaluation and optimization of rear-seated occupant protection performance by pretentioner and load limiter for different occupant sizes in typical vehicle rear seat conditions using MADYMO and modeFRONTIER.

State-of-the-Art Science: An Update on Child and Adolescent Injury Research and Prevention

This study provides the CChIPS members with a biannual, state-of-the-art summary of the current research, outreach, legislature and media coverage on child and adolescent injury prevention.

Effect of Seat and Seat Belt Geometry on Abdominal Injuries in Belt-Restrained Children

Principal Investigator: Kristy Arbogast, PhD

The primary objective of this study is to identify the quantitative characteristics of seat and seat belt geometry that lead to abdominal injury in seat belt-restrained child occupants.

Painful Spine Injury in Children and Young Adults: Integrated Biomechanics and Pain Modeling

This project expands an in vivo model of facet-mediated painful injury to provide injury data for children and young adults. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the role of age in painful neck injuries and to address whether and how the tolerances and mechanisms for this class of injuries are altered in different aged populations.

2007-2008

State-of-the-Art Science: An Update on Child and Adolescent Injury Research and Prevention

This study provides the CChIPS members with a biannual, state-of-the-art summary of the current research, outreach, legislature and media coverage on child and adolescent injury prevention.

Abdominal Injuries in Children in Belt Positioning Booster Seats

Principal Investigator: Jessica Jermakian, DSc

The objective of this project was to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms of abdominal injuries in booster-seated children and the crash and restraint factors influencing the injuries by examining field data experience.

Child Occupant Surveillance: A Feasibility Study

Principal Investigator: Jessica Jermakian, DSc

This study evaluated the potential transition of CHOP's current child-focused motor vehicle crash surveillance system, Partners for Child Passenger Safety (PCPS), to a national system that leverages the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash research infrastructure. The feasibility study determined the viability of new methods, the quality of the potential data, the likelihood of and method for securing appropriate funding, and…

2006-2007

State-of-the-Art Science: An Update on Child and Adolescent Injury Research and Prevention

This study provides the CChIPS members with a biannual, state-of-the-art summary of the current research, outreach, legislature and media coverage on child and adolescent injury prevention.