NCT00213174

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

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

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	school playgrounds

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-01-01
• First posted: 2005-09-21
• Last updated: 2013-08-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada