Feasibility Study on the Model School Pediatric Health Initiative Pilot Project
- Conditions
- School Board Health Centers
- Interventions
- Other: Students attending SBHC
- Registration Number
- NCT01676532
- Lead Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Brief Summary
This is a prospective cross sectional study to assess the feasibility of a school based health centre (SBHC) at Sprucecourt Public School, an inner-city elementary school in Toronto. The SBHC allows inner-city children who face barriers to accessing health care the opportunity to receive health care in their school.The primary aim of this study is to determine utilization of the SBHC. Establishing feasibility of the SBHC would support further development and expansion of this program into other inner city schools.
- Detailed Description
A chart review of the first year of the SBHC was conducted. Feasibility metrics included the number of children who enrolled at the SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who enrolled at SBHC. Efficacy metrics included the proportion of enrolled children who attended and received new diagnoses and treatment plans
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 127
- All students at Sprucecourt Public School and the surrounding fourteen schools, as well as their siblings (ages 0-12 years), who are enrolled at and have consent to attend the SBHC
- All infants and preschool aged children attending the on-site Parenting and Family Literacy Centre who are enrolled at the SBHC
- N/A
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Students attending SBHC Students attending SBHC Students who attend the SBHC from either Sprucecourt Public School or any other participating schools.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Enrolled Participants Who Attended SBHC 1 year The primary objectives are to determine utilization of the SBHC including:
1. The number of students who are enrolled at the SBHC
2. The number of enrolled students enrolled who attended the SBHC
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Diagnoses 1 year Number of students attending SBHC with new diagnoses
Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Treatment Plans 1 year Proportion of children seen in the clinic with treatment plans
Number of Referrals Made of Students Attending SBHC 1 year Number of referrals of the 127 students who attended the SBHC from 8 months-1 year of the opening of the clinic
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
The Hospital for Sick Children
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada