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

The Hospital for Sick Children

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: Closed Head Injury; Wounds and Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: school playgrounds

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00213174

1000003531

CIHR: MCT-70318

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 11 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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