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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN02647424
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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NCT00213174
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Public title
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School playground surfacing - a randomised prospective comparison of injury rates on granite sand versus wood chip surfaces
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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MCT-70318
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Study hypothesis
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Injury rates (arm fracture, head injury and other injuries) among school children are equal on granitic sand and wood fibre (fibar) playground surfaces.
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Ethics approval
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Ethics approval received from the Hospital for Sick Children - University of Toronto - Research Ethics Board, on the 14th May 2004.
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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Canada
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Children’s fractures from falling off play equipment.
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. School children
2. Ages 5 - 11, either sex
3. Injured on falls from play equipment during supervised school hours
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Children injured when school is not in session.
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2005
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Anticipated end date
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31/12/2006
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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34 schools
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Interventions
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Granite sand playground surfaces versus wood fibre engineered playground surfaces.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Fracture rates, upper extremity
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Head injury, all injury
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Sources of funding
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Canada) - http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca (ref: MCT-70318)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20016688
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Contact name
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Dr
Andrew William
Howard
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Address
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Hospital for Sick Children
Orthopaedic Surgery and Population Health
555, University Avenue
Room S-107
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City/town
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Toronto, Ontario
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Zip/Postcode
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M5G 1X8
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Country
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Canada
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Tel
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+1 416 813 6439
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Fax
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+1 416 813 6414
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Email
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andrew.howard@sickkids.ca
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Sponsor
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Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto (Canada)
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Address
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555 University Avenue
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City/town
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Toronto, Ontario
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Zip/Postcode
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M5G 1X8
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Country
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Canada
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Tel
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+1 416 813 1500
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Fax
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+1 416 813 5393
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Email
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andrew.howard@sickkids.ca
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Date applied
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10/08/2005
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Last edited
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24/02/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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10/08/2005
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