Agile Development of Innovative, Interactive Hazard Recognition and Mitigation Tools/Learning E-platforms for Workers Involved in Disaster Rescue and Recovery

NCT06499883 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: HSC-SPH-23-0741R44ES030580
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to assess Pocket Ark (PA), which is a mobile e-learning and assessment platform for use by flood remediation workers in the field. The purpose of the mobile application is to provide workers with real-time data to assist with making safe decisions during the planning phase in the flooded zone and provide a communications platform to improve logistics between operational bases and workers during and after the deployment to the flooded zone. Pocket Ark incorporates an action planner, scenario-based PPE training content, assessments (both knowledge and health-risk), personal security protection, and resource location features for workers involved in disaster rescue and recovery. Individual construction worker's readiness to be safely deployed to flooded and post-flood environments will be assessed.

Conditions

Work-related Illness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of participants who have increased behavioral capability as assessed by a survey

  A survey will be used to assess the worker's procedural knowledge on the steps and skills to negotiate a contract and meet criteria for operational readiness for post-flood clean-up.

  baseline, after completion of Pocket Ark education (within 2 hours of baseline)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Usability of the Pocket Ark mobile application as assessed by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

  after completion of Pocket Ark education (within 2 hours of baseline)

• Usability of the Pocket Ark mobile application as assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS)

  after completion of Pocket Ark education (within 2 hours of baseline)

Study Arms (1)

Pocket Ark

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Pocket Ark

Interventions

Pocket Ark BEHAVIORAL

Pocket Ark (PA) is a mobile e-learning and assessment platform for use by flood remediation workers in the field. The purpose of this mobile application is to provide workers with real-time data to assist with making safe decisions during the planning phase in the flooded zone and provide a communications platform to improve logistics between operational bases and workers during and after the deployment to the flooded zone. Pocket Ark incorporates an action planner, scenario-based PPE training content, assessments (both knowledge and health-risk), personal security protection, and resource location features for workers involved in disaster rescue and recovery. Individual construction worker's readiness to be safely deployed to flooded and post-flood environments will be assessed.

Pocket Ark

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Reconstruction workers
• Affiliated members of the worker advocacy organization
• Professional experience working in the construction industry
• Have a 3- year or newer version cell phone capable of accessing the internet
• Has not completed a Resilience Force training in the last 2 years

You may not qualify if:

• inability to complete requested activities
• lack of cell phone connectivity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: lead
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Study Officials

• William B Perkison, MD

  The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

William B Perkison, MD

CONTACT

713-500-9468; William.B.Perkison@uth.tmc.edu

Geethika Yalavarthy, MBBS

CONTACT

713-500-9000; Geethika.Yalavarthy@uth.tmc.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 8, 2023
• First Posted: July 15, 2024
• Study Start: July 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 12, 2024
• Study Completion: July 12, 2024
• Last Updated: July 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)