Total Worker Health for Wildland Firefighters

NCT ID: NCT05753358

Last Updated: 2023-03-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-24

Study Completion Date

2022-04-14

Brief Summary

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The overarching goal is to develop, refine and disseminate a comprehensive, easily accessible and effective Total Worker Health (TWH) program for wildland firefighters (WFF).

The term Total Worker Health® (TWH) (NIOSH) refers to the synergistic combination of 1) health promotion (e.g., healthy nutrition, exercise, restorative sleep), 2) worker safety issues, such as protective equipment and hazard control, merged with 3) work organization change to support and promote TWH.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Behavior Total Worker Health Occupational Health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This mixed-methods project had three phases. The initial qualitative phase was assessing the needs of wildland firefighters across segments and geographic locations to identify and prioritize program components. During the first phase, we recruited firefighters and collected baseline data in order to assess their needs. The second phase was to build a comprehensive, engaging TWH program for those fighting wildfires. It needed to be accessible on smartphone, tablet or computer, and suitable for individual, group and classroom settings. The final, third phase was to evaluate the program with a prospective proof-of-concept, usability and effectiveness trial among all types of wildland firefighters in different geographic locations.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Needs Assessment and Total Worker Health Program

The initial phase was a needs assessment for wildland firefighters across segments and geographic locations to identify and prioritize program components. During the first phase, we recruited firefighters and collected baseline data in order to assess their needs using surveys for quantitative data and interviews and focus groups for qualitative data. The total worker health program includes 14, 30-minute modules on health topics highlighted during the needs assessment phase. Participants completed the program either individually or as part of a group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Total Worker Health for Wildland Firefighters

Intervention Type OTHER

The program is structured as 30-minute modules that can be done individually, with a partner, as a group or in a classroom setting. The six core modules are supplemented with eight elective modules. The program can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and if needed can be downloaded as a pdf.

Interventions

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Total Worker Health for Wildland Firefighters

The program is structured as 30-minute modules that can be done individually, with a partner, as a group or in a classroom setting. The six core modules are supplemented with eight elective modules. The program can be accessed on a smartphone, tablet or computer, and if needed can be downloaded as a pdf.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* any firefighter attending an OHSU-led informational meeting

Exclusion Criteria

* Firefighters planning to retire from fire fighting work within 12 months will be excluded.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oregon Health and Science University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kerry Kuehl

Professor of Medicine, Section Chief, and Director of Human Performance Laboratory

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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EMW-2018-FP-00284

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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