Interventions to Decrease Heat Stress Among Latinx Farmworkers in Idaho

NCT05807282 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: BoiseSU
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to collaborate with farmworker, community organizations, and labor contractors/employers to develop workplace- and individual-level interventions, and evaluate the efficacy of those interventions in decreasing physiological and perceived heat stress among Latinx farmworkers in Idaho.

Conditions

Environmental Exposure

Keywords

farmworker; heat exposure

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Body temperature

  The investigators will use sensors to monitor participants' body temperature as a sign of physiological heat stress. The investigators will compare differences in physiological heat stress between the control and intervention groups.

  Up to 10 weeks

• Heart rate

  The investigators will use sensors to monitor participants' heart rate as a sign of physiological heat stress. The investigators will compare differences in physiological heat stress between the control and intervention groups.

  Up to 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived heat stress (questionnaire)

  Up to 10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

40 farmworkers will be randomized to receive the workplace- and individual-level interventions developed in collaboration with study partners (e.g., provision of hydration packs to participants). Participants will receive the intervention at the workplace and will be monitored for five weeks after the intervention to evaluate the efficacy in reducing perceived and physiological heat stress.

Other: Interventions to Decrease Heat Stress among Latinx Farmworkers in Idaho

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

40 farmworkers will be randomized to receive no intervention, and will continue their work as normal. These farmworkers will be monitored for the same period as the intervention group to assess perceived and physiological heat stress.

Interventions

Interventions to Decrease Heat Stress among Latinx Farmworkers in Idaho OTHER

The interventions will be developed in collaboration with our study partners and will include increasing access to shade at the workplace, providing hydration packs to participants, and providing education regarding the signs and symptoms of occupational heat stress.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Identify as Hispanic/Latinx, currently working in an agricultural field in Idaho

You may not qualify if:

• Under age 18 years

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Boise State University: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Prfoessor

Model Details: 80 farmworkers identifying as Hispanic/Latinx will be randomized to one of two treatment arms: 1) individual- and workplace-level interventions to decrease the health impacts of occupational heat stress, or 2) control.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 17, 2023
• First Posted: April 11, 2023
• Study Start: July 16, 2023
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: October 30, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share