Sun Safe Workplaces: Assessment of Benefits and Costs of a Policy Intervention (SSW2)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03281161 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 13, 2017
Last Update Posted : October 26, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Skin Cancer | Behavioral: Sun Safe Workplaces Program Behavioral: Attention Control | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1990 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Masking Description: | Participants were not aware of the condition in which their organization was enrolled. |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Sun Safe Workplaces: Assessment of Benefits and Costs of a Policy Intervention |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 27, 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 30, 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 31, 2017 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Sun Safe Workplaces Program
A follow up to the previous study that promoted the adoption of occupational sun protection policies by the local government organization comprised of personal visits with senior managers to promote policy adoption, promotional materials for sun safety, and in-person training of outdoor workers by research staff over two years. The follow up program consists of an analysis of sun safe practices by employees and an economic evaluation of the SSW intervention completed 2 years after the initial intervention.
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Behavioral: Sun Safe Workplaces Program
A follow-up analysis of sun safe practices by employees and an economic evaluation of the SSW intervention was conducted with the work-sites who received occupational sun protection policy promotion materials in the prior trial. The analysis of sun safety practices of employees was done by preparing the protocols and measures for surveying employees and front-line supervisors by online and paper methods. The economic evaluation was a retrospective collection of cost information from the prior project ledgers and an in depth interview with the key contact manager at each work-site. No additional treatment was provided and the groups were evaluated based on their prior condition assignment. |
Active Comparator: Attention Control
A follow up to the previous study that promoted 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. The follow up program consists of an analysis of sun safe practices by employees and an economic evaluation of SSW completed 2 years after the initial program contact.
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Behavioral: Attention Control
A follow-up analysis of sun safe practices by employees and an economic evaluation of the SSW intervention was conducted with the work-sites who received occupational sun protection practice promotion materials in the prior trial. The analysis of sun safety practices of employees was done by preparing the protocols and measures for surveying employees and front-line supervisors by online and paper methods. The economic evaluation was a retrospective collection of cost information from the prior project ledgers and an in depth interview with the key contact manager at each work-site. No additional treatment was provided and the groups were evaluated based on their prior condition assignment. |
- Survey of sun protection practices by employees. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]Quantitative research in the form of a posttest survey was conducted to examine the sun safety practices by employees among workplaces that received education but did not adopt written policies, those workplaces that received education and adopted written policies and those that were in the control group.safety practices by employees among workplaces that received education but did not adopt written policies.
- Observational checklist to review sun protections items within the workplace. [ Time Frame: 9 months ]An observational visit checklist was used to review sun protection items within the environment to assess employer actions to improve worker sun safety in the SSW parent study project. This checklist accounted for program materials (posters, tip cards, brochures, policy tool box items) and other sun safety protective items such as sunscreen and portable and permanent shade provided by the workplace for employees.
- In-depth manager interview to assess relationship of employer sun safety actions to employee sun safety. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]Analysis of the association of employer actions (education only vs. education plus policy) on sun safety with employee's sun protection practices.
- In-depth manager survey to assess relationship of employer sun safety actions to employee sun safety. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]Analysis of the association of employer actions (education only vs. education plus policy) on sun safety with employee's sun protection practices.
- Extraction of costs from parent study ledgers to conduct economic analysis of the SSW intervention. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]Cost information from the SSW parent study project ledgers was extracted for the economic evaluation of the benefits and costs of the intervention.
- In-depth manager interview to conduct economic analysis of the SSW intervention. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]An In-depth manger interview was conducted with managers to determine what sun safety items and practices the worksite was doing before and after the program and the costs associated with those practices.
- Analysis of employee surveys to compare the impact of workplaces implementing education-only versus education plus policy adoption on employee sun safety practices. [ Time Frame: 9 Months ]To compare the actions of intervention employers implementing education, intervention employers implementing education and adopting policy on employee sun safety.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participation in the prior Sun Safe Workplaces: A Campaign on Sun Protection Policies for Outdoor Workers.
- 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 or employee?
- Being employed at a participating local government organization in a job requiring outdoor work at least part of the time.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Organization had participated in the authors' previous occupational sun protection project.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03281161
United States, California | |
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | |
Oakland, California, United States, 94612-3466 | |
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado Denver | |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045-0508 |
Principal Investigator: | David Buller, PhD | Klein Buendel, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Klein Buendel, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03281161 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
5R01CA187191-02 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) 5R01CA187191-02 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) 0284 ( Other Identifier: Klein Buendel, Inc. ) |
First Posted: | September 13, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 26, 2017 |
Last Verified: | October 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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