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Risk Assessment of Long-Haul Truck Drivers

NCT ID: NCT00381992

Last Updated: 2017-11-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

294 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-03-31

Brief Summary

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International studies have repeatedly documented a substantial prevalence of sexual risk behaviors and high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) ranging from 5%-56% amongst long-distance truck drivers ("truckers") living in diverse international settings including India, Bangladesh, South Africa, China, Laos and Thailand. The prevalence of sexual risk factors and STI/HIV in US drivers is unknown. This proposal will provide both qualitative and quantitative data on HIV risk behaviors by interviewing and testing truckers working for established long-distance trucking firms, the sector which accounts for most of the jobs in the trucking and warehousing industry in the United States. The data obtained from this study will be used to inform the development of an HIV prevention intervention for long-haul truck drivers.

Detailed Description

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The study proposed in this R34 application will address the following specific aims:

Specific Aim 1. To perform focus groups and in-depth interviews with long-haul truck drivers to guide development of both a behavioral risk assessment instrument and an acceptable HIV/STI screening protocol for long-haul truckers.

Specific Aim 2. To perform in-depth interviews with trucking industry executives to determine barriers to routine HIV/STI assessment and screening of their employees.

Specific Aim 3. To perform a pilot phase with a subsample of long-haul truck drivers characterized by the following steps: TTM-based "cognitive interviews" (N=5); pilot testing of the survey and biomedical screening protocol (N=15); and a follow-up focus group (N=8)

Specific Aim 4. To assess a sample of (N=300) truck drivers for general health and sexual risk behaviors using the adapted theory-based survey and to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and obesity, HIV, N. gonorrhoeae, and C. trachomatis

Conditions

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Gonorrhea Chlamydia Infections Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Diabetes Mellitus Hypertension Obesity HIV Infections Hyperlipidemia

Keywords

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sexual risk behavior diabetes mellitus hypertension obesity human immunodeficiency virus hyperlipidemia chlamydia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Long-haul truck driver as defined as a driver, part-time or full-time, who drives a truck across state lines (interstate)
2. English speaking
3. Age 21 or greater
4. Willing to participate
5. Able to provide written informed consent

2. Unwilling to participate
3. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
4. Unable to understand or speak English
5. Age \< 21 years
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Laura H Bachmann, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Locations

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Lichtenstein B, Hook EW 3rd, Grimley DM, St Lawrence JS, Bachmann LH. HIV risk among long-haul truckers in the USA. Cult Health Sex. 2008 Jan;10(1):43-56. doi: 10.1080/13691050701582936.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18038280 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5R34MH073411-03

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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F060815005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id