Trial Outcomes & Findings for Training LHDs to Disseminate Evidence-Based Interventions to Small Worksites (NCT NCT03930420)

NCT ID: NCT03930420

Last Updated: 2025-07-17

Results Overview

The outcome measure is the average number of worksites recruited by the health departments

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

69 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

24 months

Results posted on

2025-07-17

Participant Flow

Unit of analysis: Health departments

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Standard
Local health department staff in the standard arm will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple real-time training sessions delivered via webinar, access to a web-based platform that includes all intervention and training materials and has features allowing them to communicate with each other and with research staff, and a monthly group technical assistance call. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Enhanced
Local health department staff in the enhanced arm will receive all the Connect to Wellness intervention materials, training, and support as described for the standard arm. In addition, the participants in the enhanced arm can telephone research staff at will to receive additional technical assistance. Research staff will also contact participants monthly, if they do not request assistance proactively. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Overall Study
STARTED
31 10
38 11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
24 8
29 7
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
7 2
9 4

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Standard
Local health department staff in the standard arm will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple real-time training sessions delivered via webinar, access to a web-based platform that includes all intervention and training materials and has features allowing them to communicate with each other and with research staff, and a monthly group technical assistance call. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Enhanced
Local health department staff in the enhanced arm will receive all the Connect to Wellness intervention materials, training, and support as described for the standard arm. In addition, the participants in the enhanced arm can telephone research staff at will to receive additional technical assistance. Research staff will also contact participants monthly, if they do not request assistance proactively. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
7
9

Baseline Characteristics

Training LHDs to Disseminate Evidence-Based Interventions to Small Worksites

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Standard
n=21 Participants
Local health department staff in the standard arm will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple real-time training sessions delivered via webinar, access to a web-based platform that includes all intervention and training materials and has features allowing them to communicate with each other and with research staff, and a monthly group technical assistance call. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Enhanced
n=25 Participants
Local health department staff in the enhanced arm will receive all the Connect to Wellness intervention materials, training, and support as described for the standard arm. In addition, the participants in the enhanced arm can telephone research staff at will to receive additional technical assistance. Research staff will also contact participants monthly, if they do not request assistance proactively. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Total
n=46 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
21 Participants
n=5 Participants
25 Participants
n=7 Participants
46 Participants
n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
38 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
8 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
21 Participants
n=7 Participants
34 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 months

Population: We randomized at the level of health departments, as we recruited health departments to participate in the study and trained their staff to deliver Connect to Wellness. Thus, health departments are the unit of analysis.

The outcome measure is the average number of worksites recruited by the health departments

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard
n=10 Local health departments
Local health department staff in the standard arm will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple real-time training sessions delivered via webinar, access to a web-based platform that includes all intervention and training materials and has features allowing them to communicate with each other and with research staff, and a monthly group technical assistance call. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Enhanced
n=11 Local health departments
Local health department staff in the enhanced arm will receive all the Connect to Wellness intervention materials, training, and support as described for the standard arm. In addition, the participants in the enhanced arm can telephone research staff at will to receive additional technical assistance. Research staff will also contact participants monthly, if they do not request assistance proactively. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Number of Worksites
Number of worksites at baseline
0 Worksites
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
0 Worksites
Interval 0.0 to 0.0
Number of Worksites
Number of worksites at 24 months
1.2 Worksites
Interval 0.0 to 6.0
1 Worksites
Interval 0.0 to 4.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline

Population: Health departments were generally unable to collect follow-up outcome data from the worksites they delivered Connect to Wellness to; only 3 worksites provided follow-up data and these were all in a single study arm. For this reason, even though we planned to collect follow-up data at 12 months, we present only worksites' baseline EBI implementation scores.

The evidence-based intervention implementation score for each worksite that participates in the Connect to Wellness intervention; possible score range is 0-100, with higher numbers reflecting higher EBI implementation.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Standard
n=10 Local health departments
Local health department staff in the standard arm will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple real-time training sessions delivered via webinar, access to a web-based platform that includes all intervention and training materials and has features allowing them to communicate with each other and with research staff, and a monthly group technical assistance call. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Enhanced
n=11 Local health departments
Local health department staff in the enhanced arm will receive all the Connect to Wellness intervention materials, training, and support as described for the standard arm. In addition, the participants in the enhanced arm can telephone research staff at will to receive additional technical assistance. Research staff will also contact participants monthly, if they do not request assistance proactively. Connect to Wellness: The research team will train LHD staff and offer them technical assistance to work with small worksites. LHD staff will be trained to deliver the Connect to Wellness program to worksites. Connect to Wellness is a program to disseminate EBIs to small worksites. Worksites receive guidance about EBIs and ongoing implementation assistance from a trained interventionist. In this study, LHD staff will be the interventionists. Worksites participating in Connect to Wellness complete three phases of activities, Assessment, Recommendations, and Implementation. LHD staff will receive Connect to Wellness intervention materials, multiple webinars delivered in real-time, access to a comprehensive intervention and training platform with features that allow them to connect with each other and with research staff, and group technical assistance calls to support their ability to recruit worksites in their communities and deliver Connect to Wellness to these worksites.
Worksite EBI Implementation
35 score on a scale
Interval 17.0 to 59.0
22 score on a scale
Interval 7.0 to 70.0

Adverse Events

Standard

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Enhanced

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Margaret Hannon, PhD

University of Washington

Phone: 206-616-7859

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place