NCT02824289

Brief Summary

A sample of local government organizations are recruited to a group-randomized pretest-posttest controlled trial evaluating the effect of a campaign to promote workplace policy and education on sun protection for outdoor workers. Primary outcome is adoption of formal policies and secondary outcomes are implementation of policy and sun protection practices by outdoor workers.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
1,019

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2009

Completed
5.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 30, 2015

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2015

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 29, 2016

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 6, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Status Verified

July 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

5.8 years

First QC Date

June 29, 2016

Last Update Submit

July 24, 2017

Conditions

Skin Cancer

Keywords

skin cancerpreventionworksitepolicy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in Presence of a Sun Protection Policy for Outdoor Workers

    Project staff coded written workplace policy documents on the presence of 15 "content categories" in three domains: 1) environmental controls; 2) administrative procedures; and 3) personal protection practices. Presence of policy was defined as having one or more policy components present in the written workplace policy documents (value=1) versus no content components present (value=0).

    From baseline and 2-year follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Workplace Actions on Occupational Sun Safety

    2-year follow-up

  • Change in Awareness of a Sun Protection Policy for Outdoor Workers

    From baseline to 2-year follow-up

  • Sun Protection Practices by Outdoor Workers

    4-year follow-up

  • Change in Extent of Sun Protection Policy for Outdoor Workers

    From baseline to 2-year follow-up

  • Change in Strength of Sun Protection Policy for Outdoor Workers

    From baseline to 2-year follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Sun Safe Workplaces Program

EXPERIMENTAL

Program promoting the adoption of occupational sun protection policies by the local government organization comprised of personal visits with senior managers and in-person training of outdoor workers by research staff over two years.

Behavioral: Sun Safe Workplaces Program

Attention Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Program promoting occupational sun protection practices by employees in local government organizations through two mailings containing educational materials and presentations at state professional meetings by project staff.

Behavioral: Attention Control

Interventions

Sun Safe Workplaces ProgramBEHAVIORAL

The intervention began by sending a Program Announcement Packet and requesting the first face-to-face meeting. At the first meeting, intervention staff covered: 1) Introduction to SSW; 2) Sun Safety Practices in the Workplace; 3) Sun Safety Policy for Outdoor Workers; 4) Sun Safety Policy Adoption; 5) Sun Safety Policy Reinforcement and Maintenance. They presented the SSW Website and a Sun Safety Tool Box. Following the first meeting, the manager scheduled Sun Safety Training by intervention staff with various employee groups. Workplace Sun Safety Materials were sent in four sets (twice a year over two years) for distribution to employees. Research staff made monthly Follow-up Contacts with managers.

Sun Safe Workplaces Program
Attention ControlBEHAVIORAL

Research staff sent printed materials on occupational sun safety to local government organizations twice. These included posters with personal protection messages and skin cancer rates, risk assessment brochures, worksite guides, total skin self-examination CD-Rom, the American Academy of Dermatology SPOT bookmark, and a sun safety tip card from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Staff made presentations on general sun safety topics (not policy) at state professional conferences.

Attention Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • A local government organization with employees who worked outdoors in at least one of the following service areas: public works, public safety, and parks and recreation,
  • Having a full time executive,
  • Having a population of at least 3000 residents,
  • Being employed at a participating local government organization as a manager
  • Being employed at a participating local government organization in a job requiring outdoor work at least part of the time.

You may not qualify if:

  • Organization had participated in the authors' previous occupational sun protection project.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Kaiser Foundation Research Institute

Oakland, California, 94612-3466, United States

Location

University of Colorado Denver

Aurora, Colorado, 80045-0508, United States

Location

Klein Buendel, Inc.

Golden, Colorado, 80403, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Walkosz BJ, Buller DB, Andersen PA, Wallis A, Buller MK, Scott MD. Factors Associated With Occupational Sun-Protection Policies in Local Government Organizations in Colorado. JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Sep;151(9):991-7. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.0575.

    PMID: 25993051BACKGROUND

  • Wallis A, Andersen PA, Buller DB, Walkosz B, Lui L, Buller M, Scott MD, Jenkins R. Adoption of sun safe workplace practices by local governments. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Nov-Dec;20(6):608-16. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000026.

    PMID: 24231670BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Skin Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Officials

  • David B Buller, PhD

    Klein Buendel, Inc.

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2016

First Posted

July 6, 2016

Study Start

July 1, 2009

Primary Completion

April 30, 2015

Study Completion

December 31, 2015

Last Updated

July 26, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(3)