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

NCT00213174 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2013-08-15

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Closed Head Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

school playgrounds

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Hospital for Sick Children

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc · The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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