A Multi-Level Approach to Heat-Related Illness Prevention in Agricultural Workers

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Heat Stress Disorders

Treatments: Other: Heat Education and Awareness Tools

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT04234802

2U54OH007544-16 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00000238

Details and patient eligibility

About

The project's primary aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-level heat prevention approach in reducing adverse heat health effects in outdoor agricultural workers

The secondary aims are to:

• Test the effectiveness of an individual-level training component designed to reduce adverse heat health effects in outdoor agricultural workers
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a workplace supervisor-level heat awareness application intended to support supervisor decisions to reduce the risk of workers experiencing adverse heat health effects

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Speak English or Spanish, live in same dwelling and work at same farm for the season, farm where participant works must agree to collaborate

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

HEAT intervention group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Workers in the intervention group will receive the HEAT training, and supervisors in the intervention group will receive the HEAT awareness application and training on how to use it.

Treatment:

Other: Heat Education and Awareness Tools

Comparison group

No Intervention group

Description:

The comparison group will not be offered HEAT trainings or the HEAT awareness application. They will be offered an alternative training on another topic.