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Playground Surface Materials for Preventing Injuries in Children

Phase 3

Waitlist Available

Led By Andrew W Howard, MD, MSc

Research Sponsored by The Hospital for Sick Children

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Ages 5-11

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare injury rates for children playing on playground equipment on two different types of surfaces - granite sand and wood fibre. The hypothesis is that there is no difference in injury rates between the two surfaces.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for school children aged 5-11 who have been injured from falls on playground equipment during supervised school hours. It's not for kids hurt outside of those times.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing if there's a difference in injury rates, like arm fractures or head injuries, when kids play on granite sand versus wood chip surfaces at school playgrounds.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves comparing different playground surfaces rather than medical interventions, there are no side effects in the traditional sense. The focus is on injury occurrence.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am between the ages of 5 and 11.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Upper extremity fracture rates

Secondary outcome measures

All injury rates

Fracture rates, upper extremity

Head injury rates

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV

1,339 Previous Clinical Trials

25,752,664 Total Patients Enrolled

28 Trials studying Wounds and Injuries

3,275,047 Patients Enrolled for Wounds and Injuries

The Hospital for Sick ChildrenLead Sponsor

685 Previous Clinical Trials

6,944,709 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Wounds and Injuries

1,145 Patients Enrolled for Wounds and Injuries

Andrew W Howard, MD, MScPrincipal InvestigatorThe Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada

Media Library

Playground Surface (Granite Sand) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT00213174 — Phase 3

Wounds and Injuries Research Study Groups:

Wounds and Injuries Clinical Trial 2023: Playground Surface (Granite Sand) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT00213174 — Phase 3

Playground Surface (Granite Sand) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT00213174 — Phase 3

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

When might we see this medication on the market?

"The safety of this treatment, as evaluated by our team at Power, is estimated to be a 3. This is because the trial is currently in Phase 3, meaning that there is some data supporting efficacy and multiple rounds of data supporting safety."

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How can I sign up for the clinical trial?

"To participate in this study, children must be between 5 and 11 years old with recent wounds who also meet the following criteria: school-aged, injured from falls while playing during supervised school hours."

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Would it be possible to enroll people over the age of seventy-five in this research project?

"This particular study is for children aged 5-11, however, there are 129 clinical trials involving minors and 621 studies for adults over the age of 65."

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Are people still able to sign up for this experiment?

"The clinicaltrials.gov website reveals that this study is not currently looking for participants. This research was first posted on January 1st, 2005 and received its most recent update on August 14th, 2013. Although this particular trial isn't enrolling patients right now, there are 778 other studies that are recruiting patients as we speak."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

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

Andrew Howard 2005. "Study of Sand Versus Wood Chip Surfaces on School Playgrounds to Minimize Injury in School Children". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00213174.

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