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

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

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

Brief 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.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children

Current Primary Outcome: Upper extremity fracture rates

Original Primary Outcome: - Upper extremity fracture rates

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Fracture rates, upper extremity
  • Head injury rates
  • All injury rates


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • - Fracture rates, upper extremity
  • - Head injury rates
  • - all injury rates


Information By: The Hospital for Sick Children

Dates:
Date Received: September 13, 2005
Date Started: January 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 14, 2013
Last Verified: August 2013