Health KnowledgeEJT-CTENCT07315919
Planetary Health and Environmental Justice in Construction Career Education
A study testing Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT and Traditional Technical Curriculum in people with Health Knowledge and Environmental Exposure, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study tests whether a new educational curriculum can help high school students in construction career programs better understand how building design affects community health and environmental justice. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Health Knowledge, Environmental Exposure, Attitude
- What is being tested?
- Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT and Traditional Technical Curriculum
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 5 Aug 2026to 12 Dec 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 14 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 14-18 years at enrollment
- Current enrollment in a participating construction career pathway program (minimum 2nd semester)
- Ability to participate in 6-month curriculum during regular CTE class periods
- Written informed consent from parent/guardian for participants under 18 years
- Written assent from student participant
- Ability to complete assessments in English (with accommodations as needed)
Who cannot join
- Prior participation in a formal environmental justice or planetary health curriculum within the past 12 months
- Expected inability to complete study assessments due to planned relocation or program withdrawal
- Concurrent enrollment in another research study involving educational interventions
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305
Devan C Addison-Turner, PhD in CEE, 281-687-2771, daddisonturner@stanford.edu
About this study
Official title: Integrating Planetary Health and Environmental Justice Into High School Construction Career Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Ecosystem Justice Translator
This study tests whether a new educational curriculum can help high school students in construction career programs better understand how building design affects community health and environmental justice. The study compares two approaches: (1) a new "Community-Centered Design" curriculum that uses the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT) software tool, which helps students see connections between construction decisions, energy efficiency, nature exposure, and health outcomes in different neighborhoods; versus (2) the traditional construction career curriculum that focuses on technical skills. Students aged 14-18 enrolled in construction career programs will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups. Over 6 months, the intervention group will learn to use the EJT tool and apply environmental justice concepts to construction projects. Researchers will measure how well students understand connections between construction, environment, and health at the start, middle, and end of the program, and again 6 months later. The goal is to determine if integrating environmental justice and health concepts into construction education improves students' awareness of how their future work can help or harm community health, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Environmental Exposure, Attitude, Practice
- Being tested
- Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT, Traditional Technical Curriculum
- Keywords
- Environmental justice, Planetary health, Construction education, Workforce development, Health equity
- Medical subject headings
- Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJTBehavioural
Also called Community-Centered Design Curriculum with Ecosystem Justice Translator, EJT Curriculum
6-month (24-week) Community-Centered Design curriculum integrating the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT), delivered during regular CTE class periods (~4 hours weekly). EJT is a web-based computational system with four modules: (1) Community Voice Equity Translation using large language models; (2) Ecosystem Service Health Integration linking InVEST models with epidemiological dose-response functions; (3) Environmental Justice Investment Prioritization; (4) Uncertainty, Bias, and Risk Quantification. Curriculum structure: Weeks 1-4 planetary health foundations; Weeks 5-10 EJT training; Weeks 11-18 community engagement projects; Weeks 19-24 capstone design. Students work in teams of 3-4 on authentic community challenges.
Traditional Technical CurriculumBehavioural
Standard construction career curriculum per California CTE Model Curriculum Standards delivered over 24 weeks (~4 hours weekly). Content includes: building codes and permitting, construction safety (OSHA 10 certification), blueprint reading and CAD, materials science and selection, basic carpentry and framing techniques. Equal contact hours to intervention arm without explicit health equity, environmental justice, or planetary health content. Control participants offered access to EJT curriculum materials after study completion (waitlist control design).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT | Experimental | 6-month Community-Centered Design curriculum integrating the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT). Structure: Weeks 1-4 foundations of planetary health and environmental justice; Weeks 5-10 EJT module training; Weeks 11-18 community engagement project with local stakeholder interviews; Weeks 19-24 capstone design project. Delivered during regular CTE class periods (~4 hours weekly). Students work in teams of 3-4 on authentic community challenges. EJT is a web-based computational system with four modules: Community Voice Equity Translation (CVET), Ecosystem Service Health Integration (ESHI), Environmental Justice Investment Prioritization (EJIP), and Uncertainty, Bias, and Risk Quantification (UBR). Receives: Behavioral: Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT |
| CONTROL | Active comparator | Standard construction career curriculum per California CTE Model Curriculum Standards: building codes and permitting, construction safety (OSHA 10), blueprint reading and computer-aided design (CAD), materials science and selection, basic carpentry and framing. Control participants receive equal contact hours (~4 hours weekly for 24 weeks) without explicit health equity, environmental justice, or planetary health content. Control participants will be offered access to intervention materials and EJT software after study completion (waitlist control design). Receives: Behavioral: Traditional Technical Curriculum |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Health-Integrated Equity Consciousness Index (HI-ECI)
Composite measure of awareness of relationships between built environment, energy systems, nature exposure, and health equity. Derived from coded qualitative responses to standardized scenario prompts. Higher scores indicate greater health equity consciousness. Range 0-100.
Measured: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months (primary endpoint), 12 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted5 Jan 2026
- Study start5 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion12 Dec 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Health KnowledgeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Stanford UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Devan Cantrell Addison-Turner, Stanford University
- Investigators
- Devan C. Addison-Turner, PhD in CEE, Principal investigator, daddisonturner@stanford.edu
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07315919
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRB-84369
- Other IDs
- DGE-2146755
- Acronym
- EJT-CTE
- Status last verified
- Jan 2026
- First submitted
- 20 Dec 2025
- Last updated
- 7 Jan 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: I may keep anonymous, unique Individual Participant Data (IPD) for participant performance tracking in a codebook and database. The information may be used to publish a journal paper.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 7 Jan 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Integrating Planetary Health and Environmental Justice Into High School Construction Career Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Ecosystem Justice Translator
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07315919
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EJT-CTE / IRB-84369
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Environmental Exposure, Attitude, Practice
- Keywords
- Environmental justice, Planetary health, Construction education, Workforce development, Health equity
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Stanford UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Aug 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 May 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 12 Dec 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 5 Jan 2026 (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 study tests whether a new educational curriculum can help high school students in construction career programs better understand how building design affects community health and environmental justice. The study compares two approaches: (1) a new "Community-Centered Design" curriculum that uses the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT) software tool, which helps students see connections between construction decisions, energy efficiency, nature exposure, and health outcomes in different neighborhoods; versus (2) the traditional construction career curriculum that focuses on technical skills. Students aged 14-18 enrolled in construction career programs will be randomly assigned to one of these two groups. Over 6 months, the intervention group will learn to use the EJT tool and apply environmental justice concepts to construction projects. Researchers will measure how well students understand connections between construction, environment, and health at the start, middle, and end of the program, and again 6 months later. The goal is to determine if integrating environmental justice and health concepts into construction education improves students' awareness of how their future work can help or harm community health, particularly in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT | Experimental | Behavioral: Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT6-month Community-Centered Design curriculum integrating the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT). Structure: Weeks 1-4 foundations of planetary health and environmental justice; Weeks 5-10 EJT module training; Weeks 11-18 community engagement project with local stakeholder interviews; Weeks 19-24 capstone design project. Delivered during regular CTE class periods (~4 hours weekly). Students work in teams of 3-4 on authentic community challenges. EJT is a web-based computational system with four modules: Community Voice Equity Translation (CVET), Ecosystem Service Health Integration (ESHI), Environmental Justice Investment Prioritization (EJIP), and Uncertainty, Bias, and Risk Quantification (UBR). |
| CONTROL | Active comparator | Behavioral: Traditional Technical CurriculumStandard construction career curriculum per California CTE Model Curriculum Standards: building codes and permitting, construction safety (OSHA 10), blueprint reading and computer-aided design (CAD), materials science and selection, basic carpentry and framing. Control participants receive equal contact hours (~4 hours weekly for 24 weeks) without explicit health equity, environmental justice, or planetary health content. Control participants will be offered access to intervention materials and EJT software after study completion (waitlist control design). |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Age 14-18 years at enrollment
- Current enrollment in a participating construction career pathway program (minimum 2nd semester)
- Ability to participate in 6-month curriculum during regular CTE class periods
- Written informed consent from parent/guardian for participants under 18 years
- Written assent from student participant
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Prior participation in a formal environmental justice or planetary health curriculum within the past 12 months
- Expected inability to complete study assessments due to planned relocation or program withdrawal
- Concurrent enrollment in another research study involving educational interventions
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJTAlso: Community-Centered Design Curriculum with Ecosystem Justice Translator, EJT Curriculum6-month (24-week) Community-Centered Design curriculum integrating the Ecosystem Justice Translator (EJT), delivered during regular CTE class periods (~4 hours weekly). EJT is a web-based computational system with four modules: (1) Community Voice Equity Translation using large language models; (2) Ecosystem Service Health Integration linking InVEST models with epidemiological dose-response functions; (3) Environmental Justice Investment Prioritization; (4) Uncertainty, Bias, and Risk Quantification. Curriculum structure: Weeks 1-4 planetary health foundations; Weeks 5-10 EJT training; Weeks 11-18 community engagement projects; Weeks 19-24 capstone design. Students work in teams of 3-4 on authentic community challenges. | Behavioural | Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT |
| Traditional Technical CurriculumStandard construction career curriculum per California CTE Model Curriculum Standards delivered over 24 weeks (~4 hours weekly). Content includes: building codes and permitting, construction safety (OSHA 10 certification), blueprint reading and CAD, materials science and selection, basic carpentry and framing techniques. Equal contact hours to intervention arm without explicit health equity, environmental justice, or planetary health content. Control participants offered access to EJT curriculum materials after study completion (waitlist control design). | Behavioural | CONTROL |
Primary outcome
Health-Integrated Equity Consciousness Index (HI-ECI)
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months (primary endpoint), 12 months
Composite measure of awareness of relationships between built environment, energy systems, nature exposure, and health equity. Derived from coded qualitative responses to standardized scenario prompts. Higher scores indicate greater health equity consciousness. Range 0-100.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 7 Jan 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. I may keep anonymous, unique Individual Participant Data (IPD) for participant performance tracking in a codebook and database. The information may be used to publish a journal paper.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Devan C. Addison-Turner, PhD in CEE principal investigator
daddisonturner@stanford.edu
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Community-Centered Design Curriculum with EJT and Traditional Technical Curriculum in people with Health Knowledge and Environmental Exposure, run by Stanford University at 1 site in United States.
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 6 inclusion and 3 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Jan 2026. 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 States. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Devan C. Addison-Turner, PhD in CEE (12816872771, daddisonturner@stanford.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Health-Integrated Equity Consciousness Index (HI-ECI) (time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months (primary endpoint), 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 7 Jan 2026.