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NCT Number: NCT01676532

Feasibility Study on the Model School Pediatric Health Initiative Pilot Project

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.

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Key information

Conditions

School Board Health Centers

Age range

1 day–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

About this study

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Students attending SBHC

Other

School based health clinic. This is a cohort study as such there is only one group of children who used the SBHC

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Enrolled Participants Who Attended SBHC

    Time frame: 1 year

    The primary objectives are to determine utilization of the SBHC including:

    • The number of students who are enrolled at the SBHC
    • The number of enrolled students enrolled who attended the SBHC

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Treatment Plans

    Time frame: 1 year

    Proportion of children seen in the clinic with treatment plans

  2. Number of Students Attending SBHC With New Diagnoses

    Time frame: 1 year

    Number of students attending SBHC with new diagnoses

  3. Number of Referrals Made of Students Attending SBHC

    Time frame: 1 year

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

Other outcomes

  1. Number of Students Enrolled in SBHC Who Were From the Host School (Sprucecourt)

    Time frame: 8 months

    The number of students who enrolled in SBHC who were from the host school Sprucecourt

  2. Sprucecourt Public School Vs Other Participating Schools

    Time frame: 8 months

    To compare the number of students who attend the SBHC from the host school (Sprucecourt Public School) with the number of students who attend the SBHC from the other participating schools

  3. Number of Students Triaged From School Support Team Meetings

    Time frame: 1 year

    The number of students triaged from SST meetings was not collected.

  4. Number of Students Referred to SBHC Who Attended SBHC

    Time frame: 8 months

    This data was not collected.

  5. Follow-up Appointments

    Time frame: 1 year

    Attendance at follow-up appoints was not collected.

  6. Absenteeism

    Time frame: 1 year

    Outcome data comparing absenteeism in the school with the year preceding the SBHC was not collected

  7. Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)Status

    Time frame: 1 year

    OHIP status of students attending the clinic was not reported or collected

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The Hospital for Sick Children

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Aug 31, 2012
Registry last updated
May 24, 2016

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