School playground surfacing - a randomised prospective comparison of injury rates on granite sand versus wood chip surfaces
Completed
- Conditions
- Children?s fractures from falling off play equipment.FractureInjury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN02647424
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Inclusion Criteria
1. School children
2. Ages 5 - 11, either sex
3. Injured on falls from play equipment during supervised school hours
Exclusion Criteria
Children injured when school is not in session.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fracture rates, upper extremity
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Head injury, all injury