Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05146622 |
Other study ID # |
0333 |
Secondary ID |
1R44CA257778-01A |
Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
October 28, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
June 30, 2022 |
Study information
Verified date |
November 2022 |
Source |
Klein Buendel, Inc. |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Americans who work outdoors are exposed to an extreme amount of solar ultraviolet radiation
over a lifetime that substantially increases their risk for developing skin cancer. In Phase
I, the feasibility of a virtual learning environment (VLE) for distributing our effective Sun
Safe Workplaces (SSW) intervention to American employers will be established with input from
senior managers and Hispanic and African American outdoor workers and development and
evaluation of a prototype of the SSW Works VLE. In Phase II, the full SSW Works will be
produced and tested for effectiveness at improving outdoor workers' sun protection in a
randomized trial enrolling employers nationwide.
Description:
Americans who work outdoors are exposed to an extreme amount of solar ultraviolet radiation
(UV) over a lifetime that substantially increases their risk for developing skin cancer.
Annually, skin cancer is diagnosed in over 3.5 million U.S. adults, melanoma kills nearly
7,000 Americans, and treatment costs at least $8 billion. The U.S. Surgeon General has
identified occupational sun safety as a national priority. Our team has spent the past two
decades developing a successful comprehensive approach to occupational sun protection in 5
trials funded largely by the National Cancer Institute. Sun Safe Workplaces (SSW) combines
policy and education to increase workplace actions on sun safety and employee sun protection
practices. In this SBIR Fast-Track application, we will develop a virtual learning
environment (VLE), SSW Works, to distribute the SSW program to American workplaces. It will
be comprised of a database, content management (interactive toolbox), and media platform
(trackable training) that tailors the SSW program to management's readiness to innovate on
sun safety based Diffusion of Innovations Theory. SSW Works will better integrate SSW into
safety training by improving appropriateness for Hispanic and African American workers and
conforming with the latest learning management systems technology (LMS). Strong scientific
premise comes from the published literature and our 5 previous studies that demonstrated SSW
is feasible and effective in public works, public safety, and outdoor recreation workplaces.
The Phase I specific aims will establish the feasibility of SSW Works by 1) creating and
validating an algorithm to tailor resources and implementation strategies to employers'
stages in the diffusion of innovations process; 2) identifying unique attitudes, barriers,
and practices related to sun safety among Hispanic and African American employees in focus
group discussion and adjusting the SSW content; and 3) creating a prototype of the SSW Works
VLE, including inputs, staging algorithm and tailored report, employee training compatible
with a popular LMS, and storyboards of brief videos for managers and employees and testing it
for feasibility and usability with managers and Hispanic and African American outdoor
workers, and confirming that the training can operate within a popular LMS. In Phase II, SSW
Works will be fully programmed and tested for effectiveness by achieving the specific aims
of: 1) producing the full SSW Works, in English and Spanish, for distribution of the
evidence-based SSW and 2) conducting a randomized controlled trial with 20 workplaces
evaluating impact of SSW distributed over the SSW Works on employees' sun safety practices
(primary outcome). The primary hypothesis is: compared to employers in the minimal
information control group, employers assigned to receive SSW Works will have employees that
practice more sun protection at posttest. The SBIR Fast-Track research is significant and
innovative. SSW Works will have high impact and commercial potential because outdoor
workforce is large and at very high risk for skin cancer, improving sun safety will reduce
health care costs and save lives, and there are few commercial competitors.