Go Sun Smart Georgia Evaluation

NCT ID: NCT06418672

Last Updated: 2025-07-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

312 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-06

Study Completion Date

2025-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the dissemination of the Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) program with Georgia worksites and learn whether the intervention changes the employees' sun protection behavior in outdoor workers in Southwest Georgia.

The primary aim is to assess program effectiveness by comparing employee sun protection practices between the employers assigned to the GSSG intervention and the employers assigned to the wait-list control group (delayed intervention). The hypothesis that will be tested is that compared to the delayed intervention group, employees at intervention worksites will practice more sun protection during the post-test.

Worksites will be asked to complete internal coach training and participate in technical assistance around sun safety. Study participants will fill out surveys and participate in interviews

Detailed Description

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This project builds on the original Go Sun Smart at Work (GSSW) program-a sun safety educational program delivered to worksite leaders, managers, and workers-that was previously shown to be effective for employers adopting sun safety policies and implementing sun safety education and actions, and improved employees' sun protection behavior (e.g., use of protective clothing).

To successfully implement and scale up GSSW with outdoor workers in Southwest Georgia-predominantly African American and Hispanic-this intervention must be systematically adapted to ensure program fit to the population and setting while maintaining core program elements. A well-adapted and tailored occupational sun safety program with high dissemination potential will greatly impact this overlooked employee population, reduce health care costs, improve quality of life, and save lives. The adaptation process took place in 2022-2024, and the adapted Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) program will be evaluated in 2024.

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) is an educational, train-the-trainer, and technical assistance program for Georgia worksites that employ outdoor workers. It will be implemented with worksites assigned to the intervention group in May-Aug 2024 and with worksites assigned to the comparison (delayed intervention) group in Aug - Dec. 2024. The study team will provide worksites with training for internal worksite coaches (the coach(es) will be employee(s) chosen by the worksite to serve as a champion for the program, not part of the study staff and paid by the worksite), training for other internal educators, technical assistance for conducting the program, and employee educational sessions, as needed.

Conditions

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Sun Safety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Early Intervention

6 worksites will be enrolled. GSSG implementation in May-August 2024

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) is an educational, train-the-trainer, and technical assistance program for Georgia worksites that employ outdoor workers.

GSSG is delivered through personal contacts with senior worksite managers, employee training, and distribution of educational materials. In meetings with managers, trained coaches work to increase perceived need for workplace sun safety, cite advice from national authorities (e.g., CDC and NIOSH), plan for policy implementation, alter policies/education and/or workplace to improve fit, clarify changes to other managers/ employees, and bundle sun safety with worksite safety.

The intervention period will last 12-16 weeks in each of the groups.

Delayed Intervention

6 worksites will be enrolled. GSSG implementation in August- December 2024.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) is an educational, train-the-trainer, and technical assistance program for Georgia worksites that employ outdoor workers.

GSSG is delivered through personal contacts with senior worksite managers, employee training, and distribution of educational materials. In meetings with managers, trained coaches work to increase perceived need for workplace sun safety, cite advice from national authorities (e.g., CDC and NIOSH), plan for policy implementation, alter policies/education and/or workplace to improve fit, clarify changes to other managers/ employees, and bundle sun safety with worksite safety.

The intervention period will last 12-16 weeks in each of the groups.

Interventions

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Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG)

Go Sun Smart Georgia (GSSG) is an educational, train-the-trainer, and technical assistance program for Georgia worksites that employ outdoor workers.

GSSG is delivered through personal contacts with senior worksite managers, employee training, and distribution of educational materials. In meetings with managers, trained coaches work to increase perceived need for workplace sun safety, cite advice from national authorities (e.g., CDC and NIOSH), plan for policy implementation, alter policies/education and/or workplace to improve fit, clarify changes to other managers/ employees, and bundle sun safety with worksite safety.

The intervention period will last 12-16 weeks in each of the groups.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Outdoor workers

* Employed at participating worksite
* Works at least 5 hours outdoors per week
* Can read and/or clearly understand English

Managers

* Employed at participating worksite in supervisory position
* Responsible for worksite safety/health policy or training
* Can read and/or clearly understand English

Semi-structured interviews

* Employed by participating worksite
* Closely involved with GSSG implementation
* Can read and/or clearly understand English

Exclusion Criteria

* Adults unable to consent
* Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
* Pregnant women
* Prisoners
* Cognitively impaired or Individuals with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity
* Individuals who are not able to clearly understand English
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Klein Buendel, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alexandra Morshed

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexandra Morshed, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rollins School of Public Health

Locations

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Rollins School of Public Health

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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3U48DP006377-03S4

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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STUDY00007062

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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