Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salons

Occupational Exposure Clinical Trial

— KHOEDEP  

Official title:

Reducing Chemical Exposures in Nail Salons Using an Owner-to-Worker Intervention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03048630
• Other study ID #: 2012-008
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 31, 2017
• Last updated: February 7, 2017
• Start date: September 1, 2012
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: Cancer Prevention Institute of California
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this intervention study, the investigators engage Vietnamese American nail salon owners to train workers within their salons on how to reduce workplace chemical exposures. The long-term goal of the study is to reduce toxic chemical exposures in nail salons and promote worker health and safety in this vulnerable worker population.

Description:

The primary hypothesis is that there will be a significantly greater reduction in measured levels of air contaminants among workers in the intervention group than in the comparison group. The primary outcome of interest is workplace chemical exposure reduction.

In addition, the secondary hypotheses are:

1. The proportion of workers who have increased knowledge of workplace chemical exposure reduction (WCER) will be significantly greater in the intervention group than in the comparison group.

2. The proportion of workers who report having modified behavioral and environmental factors that facilitate WCER will increase significantly more in the intervention group than the comparison group.

3. The proportion of workers with decreased work-related health problems will be greater in the intervention group than the comparison group.

As part of the secondary analyses, the investigators will also examine whether changes in knowledge and behavior are associated with workplace chemical exposure reduction and also whether changes in workplace chemical exposure are associated with improved health. The specific aims are to:

1. Enhance existing workplace chemical exposure reduction (WCER) education materials and survey instruments that target Vietnamese nail salon owners and workers.

2. Implement an owner-to-worker intervention to administer the WCER education materials.

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the owner-to-worker WCER intervention for:

1. reducing the primary outcome of measured personal levels of air contaminants (e.g., toluene, methyl methacrylate, methyl ethyl ketone, and total volatile organic compounds) in workers;

2. influencing the secondary outcomes which include:

i) increasing worker knowledge of WCER

ii) modifying behavioral and environmental factors that promote WCER

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 347
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Nail salon workers and owners who speak and/or write Vietnamese

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Occupational Exposure

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Education
Owner-to-Worker training about reducing chemical exposures in nail salons

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Cancer Prevention Institute of California	Berkeley	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cancer Prevention Institute of California

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Reduced measured workplace chemicals by air monitoring		from 4 to 6 months
Secondary	Behavior and knowledge change by questionnaire		from 4 to 6 months