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Study of Sand Versus Wood Chip Surfaces on School Playgrounds to Minimize Injury in School Children

NCT ID: NCT00213174

Last Updated: 2013-08-15

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study will compare children's injury rates (arm fracture, head injury and other injuries) when playing on playground equipment on granite sand versus wood fibre playing surfaces.

The hypothesis is that injury rates (arm fracture, head injury and other injuries) among school children are equal on granite sand and wood fibre playground surfaces.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Wounds and Injuries Closed Head Injury

Keywords

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pediatrics injury arm fractures trauma playground surfaces fractures

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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school playgrounds

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* School children
* Ages 5-11
* Injured on falls from play equipment during supervised school hours

Exclusion Criteria

* Children injured outside of supervised school hours
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

11 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrew Howard

Interim Chief, Orthopaedics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada

Locations

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Canada

Central Contacts

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Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 416-813-6430

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Howard Andrew, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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CIHR: MCT-70318

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

1000003531

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id