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NCT00213174 Clinical Trial

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

Wounds and Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:
School Playground Surfacing - A Randomized Prospective Comparison of Injury Rates on Sand Versus Wood Chip Surfaces

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00213174
Other study ID # 1000003531
Secondary ID CIHR: MCT-70318
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received September 13, 2005
Last updated August 14, 2013
Start date January 2005

Study information
Verified date August 2013
Source The Hospital for Sick Children
Contact Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc
Phone 416-813-6430
Email andrew.howard@sickkids.ca
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Canada: Ethics Review Committee
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Recruiting
Enrollment 34
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 5 Years to 11 Years
Eligibility 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

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• school playgrounds

Locations
Country Name City State
Canada The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto Ontario

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The Hospital for Sick Children Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Upper extremity fracture rates
Secondary Fracture rates, upper extremity
Secondary Head injury rates
Secondary All injury rates
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