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

The Hospital for Sick Children34 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries Closed Head Injury

Interventions

school playgroundsBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Upper extremity fracture rates

Secondary Outcomes

Fracture rates, upper extremity

Head injury rates

All injury rates

Central Contacts

Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc

CONTACT

416-813-6430 andrew.howard@sickkids.ca

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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