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Feasibility Study on the Model School Pediatric Health Initiative Pilot Project

Completed
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
Inclusion Criteria
  • 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
Exclusion Criteria
  • N/A

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Students attending SBHCStudents attending SBHCStudents who attend the SBHC from either Sprucecourt Public School or any other participating schools.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Enrolled Participants Who Attended SBHC1 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
NameTimeMethod
Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Diagnoses1 year

Number of students attending SBHC with new diagnoses

Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Treatment Plans1 year

Proportion of children seen in the clinic with treatment plans

Number of Referrals Made of Students Attending SBHC1 year

Number of referrals of the 127 students who attended the SBHC from 8 months-1 year of the opening of the clinic

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Hospital for Sick Children

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The Hospital for Sick Children
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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