fall-related injuries in school children
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group will receive an eight week during fall-related injury prevention training program (titled: ‘Vallen is ook een sport’ © 2009 Consument en Veiligheid). The main purpose of this tr
Sponsors
Consument en Veiligheid
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. School children (group 5,6,7,8 of Dutch primary schools); 2. Knowledge of the Dutch language; 3. Skilled in reading and writing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants have to be mentally and physically capable of completing the training program.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are incidence and severity of fall-related injuries. These outcomes will be monitored during the school year by the (gymnastic) teachers. Every week, the children will be asked about their injuries. When a child has suffered a severe injury (according to the definition of van Mechelen et al.), he or she fills in a form that questions the injury. The severity of the injury will be based on the time-loss of participation in physical activity. Because children will only fall if they take part in physical activity, the exposure will be questioned three times during the schoolyear. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Two secondary outcomes will be measured in this study: 1. Evaluation of the promoting and hindering factors for implementation of the program will be evaluated by questioning both children and teachers (process evaluation); 2. The effect of the training program on fall-coordination and fall-skills will be measured on three occasions during the school year with a physical fall-test. The test will only be executed in 10 classes. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEvert Verhagen
Department of Public and Occupational Health VU University Medical Center Van der Boechorststraat 7
Outcome results
None listed