HIVTest@WorkNCT04292002
Test@Work Study: Evaluation of Attitudes and Uptake Within Employee Health Checks in the Construction Industry
A study testing Test@Work in people with HIV, run by University of Nottingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
This project is called Test@Work. In this project the investigators will offer general health checks and tailored health advice to up to 650 employees in the construction industry at sites across the East Midlands. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- HIV
- What is being tested?
- Test@Work
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 456 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 17 Aug 2019to 31 May 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- employee of a company in construction or related industries
- provides informed consent
Who cannot join
- does not speak English
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Test@Work: Evaluation of Attitudes and Uptake Within Employee Health Checks in the Construction Industry
This project is called Test@Work. In this project the investigators will offer general health checks and tailored health advice to up to 650 employees in the construction industry at sites across the East Midlands. The investigators will assess reach and uptake, and evaluate the views and perceptions of employees, managers and the delivery team. Health checks will include Body Mass Index (BMI; weight/height), waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, mental health screen, sexual health consultation and an opt-in rapid screening test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Employees will be provided with a resource pack with information and signposting around physical activity, diabetes risk, diet, and musculoskeletal health. A digital resource providing information and signposting about workplace health screening and HIV testing will be developed and provided to managers at the participating worksites 2 weeks before their health check event.
Employees will be offered an additional text messaging service involving receipt of a series of messages with advice around HIV and testing alongside general health information. Employees will complete post-health check exit questionnaires and an exit interview. Managers will complete a post-event evaluation questionnaire and post-event interview. Mixed-methods evaluation will include assessment of reach, uptake, and intervention implementation processes.
Read the detailed description
The investigators will collect evaluation data with employees and company representatives.
Employees: will complete exit-questionnaires and be invited to a brief exit interview.
The investigators will collect by anonymous questionnaire: age, gender, country of birth, ethnicity, postcode, sexual orientation, employment status (FT/PT, permanent, agency, contract worker), reasons for attending, health perceptions, prior HIV testing history, influence of work on health, perceptions of employers provision for health and wellbeing, perceptions towards HIV testing in the workplace, range of tests undertaken, views about the workplace health check and future health intentions. Personal identifiers will not be collected and questionnaire data will not be provided to employers. Those employees who agree to be interviewed after the health check will be invited to a brief independent confidential interview with the project researcher.
Company representatives: will complete brief post-event questionnaire and be invited to post-event interview
The investigators will ask about the organisational/employee profile, their perceptions of company provision for health and wellbeing, perceptions towards the usefulness of the implementation toolkit and towards HIV testing in the workplace, method of delivery and their confidence to support employees who disclose a positive test outcome, views about the workplace health check and future implementation intentions.
- Conditions
- HIV
- Being tested
- Test@Work
- Keywords
- workplace, health promotion, health screening, employees, health behaviour
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Test@WorkBehavioural
Offer of a general health check including opt-in sexual health consultation and HIV testing, weight/height, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, mental health screen. Provision of tailored health advice and a resource pack with information and signposting.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Health Checks | Experimental | Workplace health checks - in this intervention employees can select from a range of optional health checks/tests and receive tailored health advice and a health resource pack. Receives: Behavioral: Test@Work |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Health check uptake
Percentage of employees choosing to take a workplace health check from total employee population across all sites
Measured: Rolling intervention delivery and data collection over 15 months
Secondary outcomes (5)
reasons for attending
Qualitative data collected on reasons for opting in to health check
Measured: immediately post-event
perceptions of employer's provision for health and wellbeing
Qualitative data collected on perceptions towards employer
Measured: immediately post-event
perceptions towards HIV testing in the workplace
Qualitative data collected on employee views towards HIV testing at work
Measured: immediately post-event
range of tests undertaken
which of the optional checks/tests were taken by the employee
Measured: during the health check, and qualitative data immediately post-event
Employee demographic profile
Age, Gender, country of birth, ethnicity, postcode, sexual orientation, employment status (full-time or part-time, permanent, agency, contract worker)
Measured: At recruitment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted2 Mar 2020
- Study start17 Aug 2019
- Primary completion30 Nov 2020
- Study completion31 May 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for HIVStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- The investigators are looking at uptake and reach of general health checks offered to up to 650 employees in the construction industry.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 456 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Nottingham
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Holly Blake, University of Nottingham
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04292002
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IN-UK-276-5347 HIV DVE
- Acronym
- Test@Work
- Status last verified
- Sep 2021
- First submitted
- 6 Dec 2019
- Last updated
- 20 Sep 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: The investigators are not collecting individual health outcomes as part of this study. The primary aim is to assess uptake and reach of this workplace health checks initiative. Anonymised qualitative data can be available on reasonable request.
Publications
Blake H, Somerset S, Evans C. Development and Fidelity Testing of the Test@Work Digital Toolkit for Employers on Workplace Health Checks and Opt-In HIV Testing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 6;17(1):379. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010379.
PubMed 31935985Blake H, Somerset S, Whittingham K, Middleton M, Yildirim M, Evans C. WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 18;17(18):6815. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186815.
PubMed 32961985Middleton M, Somerset S, Evans C, Blake H. Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 26;17(21):7819. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217819.
PubMed 33114546Somerset S, Evans C, Blake H. Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 15;18(8):4184. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084184.
PubMed 33920943Jones W, Somerset S, Evans C, Whittingham K, Middleton M, Blake H. Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework. BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 24;21(1):1737. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11739-z.
PubMed 34560853
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Sep 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Test@Work: Evaluation of Attitudes and Uptake Within Employee Health Checks in the Construction Industry
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04292002
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Test@Work / IN-UK-276-5347 HIV DVE
- Conditions
- HIV
- Keywords
- workplace, health promotion, health screening, employees, health behaviour
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 456 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of NottinghamUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 17 Aug 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Nov 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 May 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 2 Mar 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This project is called Test@Work. In this project the investigators will offer general health checks and tailored health advice to up to 650 employees in the construction industry at sites across the East Midlands. The investigators will assess reach and uptake, and evaluate the views and perceptions of employees, managers and the delivery team. Health checks will include Body Mass Index (BMI; weight/height), waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, mental health screen, sexual health consultation and an opt-in rapid screening test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Employees will be provided with a resource pack with information and signposting around physical activity, diabetes risk, diet, and musculoskeletal health. A digital resource providing information and signposting about workplace health screening and HIV testing will be developed and provided to managers at the participating worksites 2 weeks before their health check event.
Employees will be offered an additional text messaging service involving receipt of a series of messages with advice around HIV and testing alongside general health information. Employees will complete post-health check exit questionnaires and an exit interview. Managers will complete a post-event evaluation questionnaire and post-event interview. Mixed-methods evaluation will include assessment of reach, uptake, and intervention implementation processes.
Detailed description
The investigators will collect evaluation data with employees and company representatives.
Employees: will complete exit-questionnaires and be invited to a brief exit interview.
The investigators will collect by anonymous questionnaire: age, gender, country of birth, ethnicity, postcode, sexual orientation, employment status (FT/PT, permanent, agency, contract worker), reasons for attending, health perceptions, prior HIV testing history, influence of work on health, perceptions of employers provision for health and wellbeing, perceptions towards HIV testing in the workplace, range of tests undertaken, views about the workplace health check and future health intentions. Personal identifiers will not be collected and questionnaire data will not be provided to employers. Those employees who agree to be interviewed after the health check will be invited to a brief independent confidential interview with the project researcher.
Company representatives: will complete brief post-event questionnaire and be invited to post-event interview
The investigators will ask about the organisational/employee profile, their perceptions of company provision for health and wellbeing, perceptions towards the usefulness of the implementation toolkit and towards HIV testing in the workplace, method of delivery and their confidence to support employees who disclose a positive test outcome, views about the workplace health check and future implementation intentions.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- The investigators are looking at uptake and reach of general health checks offered to up to 650 employees in the construction industry.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Health Checks | Experimental | Behavioral: Test@WorkWorkplace health checks - in this intervention employees can select from a range of optional health checks/tests and receive tailored health advice and a health resource pack. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- employee of a company in construction or related industries
- provides informed consent
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- does not speak English
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Test@WorkOffer of a general health check including opt-in sexual health consultation and HIV testing, weight/height, Body Mass Index (BMI), blood pressure, mental health screen. Provision of tailored health advice and a resource pack with information and signposting. | Behavioural | Health Checks |
Primary outcome
Health check uptake
Time frame: Rolling intervention delivery and data collection over 15 months
Percentage of employees choosing to take a workplace health check from total employee population across all sites
5 secondary outcomes
reasons for attending
Time frame: immediately post-event
perceptions of employer's provision for health and wellbeing
Time frame: immediately post-event
perceptions towards HIV testing in the workplace
Time frame: immediately post-event
range of tests undertaken
Time frame: during the health check, and qualitative data immediately post-event
Employee demographic profile
Time frame: At recruitment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Sep 2021.
- Background: PubMed 31935985Blake H, Somerset S, Evans C. Development and Fidelity Testing of the Test@Work Digital Toolkit for Employers on Workplace Health Checks and Opt-In HIV Testing. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 6;17(1):379. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010379.
- Results publication: PubMed 32961985Blake H, Somerset S, Whittingham K, Middleton M, Yildirim M, Evans C. WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 18;17(18):6815. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186815.
- Results publication: PubMed 33114546Middleton M, Somerset S, Evans C, Blake H. Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 26;17(21):7819. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217819.
- Results publication: PubMed 33920943Somerset S, Evans C, Blake H. Accessing Voluntary HIV Testing in the Construction Industry: A Qualitative Analysis of Employee Interviews from the Test@Work Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 15;18(8):4184. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084184.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34560853Jones W, Somerset S, Evans C, Whittingham K, Middleton M, Blake H. Test@work: evaluation of workplace HIV testing for construction workers using the RE-AIM framework. BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 24;21(1):1737. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11739-z.
- news itemLink provided by the sponsor.
- news itemLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. The investigators are not collecting individual health outcomes as part of this study. The primary aim is to assess uptake and reach of this workplace health checks initiative. Anonymised qualitative data can be available on reasonable request.
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Referral and contact
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The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Test@Work in people with HIV, run by University of Nottingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Sep 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Health check uptake (time frame: Rolling intervention delivery and data collection over 15 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04292002, which also lists 5 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Sep 2021.