Increasing Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions at Low-wage Worksites

NCT02005497 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 45447-EJ1R01CA160217
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proposed project will answer key questions about implementing evidence-based health promotion interventions at small and low-wage worksites. Small, low-wage worksites will be randomized to receive HealthLinks (a free American Cancer Society program to disseminate evidence-based interventions), HealthLinks+ (which will include creating worksite wellness committees as part of the program), or to serve in a delayed control group. This approach will identify successful strategies for implementing evidence-based interventions at low-wage worksites to improve workers' cancer screening, healthy eating, physical activity, and tobacco cessation.

Conditions

Cancer; Health Promotion

Keywords

Cancer prevention and control; Health promotion; Workplace; Dissemination; Implementation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Worksite implementation of evidence-based health promotion interventions

  The intervention being tested promotes a package of evidence-based health promotion interventions. The primary outcome is the proportion of these interventions the worksites are implementing at each time-point assessed.

  up to 24 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Workers' health behaviors related to cancer screening, nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco use

  Measured at baseline, 12 months, and 24 months

Study Arms (3)

HealthLinks

EXPERIMENTAL

Worksites in this arm will receive the standard HealthLinks intervention protocol, which includes on-site consulting, toolkits, and support via telephone and email to implement a worksite wellness program and adopt evidence-based practices.

Other: HealthLinks

HealthLinks+

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Worksites in this arm will receive the standard HealthLinks intervention protocol, which includes on-site consulting, toolkits, and support via telephone and email plus support to form a worker wellness committee to implement a worksite wellness program and adopt evidence-based practices.

Other: HealthLinks

Delayed Control

NO INTERVENTION

Worksites in this arm will not receive an intervention during the study. After they have provided their final follow-up data, they will receive the HealthLinks intervention.

Interventions

HealthLinks OTHER

HealthLinks; HealthLinks+

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• employees
• In one of the following industries: accommodation and food services; arts, entertainment, and recreation; educational services, health care and social assistance, other services excluding public administration, retail trade
• Located in King County, Washington State

You may not qualify if:

• Has a wellness committee
• Fewer than 20% of workers report to a physical worksite

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center

Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Hannon PA, Harris JR, Sopher CJ, Kuniyuki A, Ghosh DL, Henderson S, Martin DP, Weaver MR, Williams B, Albano DL, Meischke H, Diehr P, Lichiello P, Hammerback KE, Parks MR, Forehand M. Improving low-wage, midsized employers' health promotion practices: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2012 Aug;43(2):125-33. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.04.014.

  PMID: 22813676 BACKGROUND

• Laing SS, Hannon PA, Talburt A, Kimpe S, Williams B, Harris JR. Increasing evidence-based workplace health promotion best practices in small and low-wage companies, Mason County, Washington, 2009. Prev Chronic Dis. 2012;9:E83. Epub 2012 Apr 5.

  PMID: 22480612 BACKGROUND

• Hannon PA, Hammerback K, Allen CL, Parrish AT, Chan KG, Kohn MJ, Teague S, Beresford SA, Helfrich CD, Harris JR. HealthLinks randomized controlled trial: Design and baseline results. Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 May;48:1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.02.011. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

  PMID: 26946121 BACKGROUND

• Hannon PA, Helfrich CD, Chan KG, Allen CL, Hammerback K, Kohn MJ, Parrish AT, Weiner BJ, Harris JR. Development and Pilot Test of the Workplace Readiness Questionnaire, a Theory-Based Instrument to Measure Small Workplaces' Readiness to Implement Wellness Programs. Am J Health Promot. 2017 Jan;31(1):67-75. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.141204-QUAN-604. Epub 2016 Nov 17.

  PMID: 26389975 BACKGROUND

• Hammerback K, Hannon PA, Harris JR, Clegg-Thorp C, Kohn M, Parrish A. Perspectives on Workplace Health Promotion Among Employees in Low-Wage Industries. Am J Health Promot. 2015 Jul-Aug;29(6):384-92. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.130924-QUAL-495. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

  PMID: 25162321 BACKGROUND

• Harris JR, Kava CM, Chan KCG, Kohn MJ, Hammerback K, Parrish AT, Helfrich CD, Hannon PA. Pathways to Employee Outcomes in a Workplace Health Promotion Program. Am J Health Promot. 2022 May;36(4):662-672. doi: 10.1177/08901171211066898. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

  PMID: 34983199 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Study Officials

• Margaret A Hannon, PhD, MPH

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 3, 2013
• First Posted: December 9, 2013
• Study Start: December 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2017
• Study Completion: June 30, 2017
• Last Updated: November 1, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Locations

US (1)