Clinical trials: Firefighters
Prostatic Cancer
Prostate Cancer Risk in Firefighters
Firefighters have been shown to be at increased risk for various types of cancer, including prostate cancer. This study will try to explore possible reasons for this increase in risk.
- Trial name
- NCT03893123
- Testing
- Observational study, prostate cancer is outcome of interest
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cancer Prevention
Firefighters Preventing Cancer Online Training Program
The goal of this two-arm, Cluster Randomized Trial is to evaluate an e-health training program for volunteer firefighters to reduce their risk of exposures to carcinogens and to increase their understanding and intentions of…
- Trial name
- NCT05745246
- Testing
- e-health training program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Among Firefighters
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Alternative Models' Effects (PHLAME) is a research study to evaluate and compare two ways to promote healthy behaviors, (regular physical activity, less than 30% calories from fat, 5 or more servings…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cancer, Physical Activity, Nutrition
- Trial name
- PHLAME (NCT00006181)
- Testing
- Team-based intervention, One-on-one intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Coronary Disease
Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Firebird Sirolimus-Eluting Stent In Complex Coronary Lesions
The purpose of this study is to investigate the long term efficacy and safety of firebird sirolimus-eluting stent for treatment of complex coronary Lesions.
- Trial name
- FIREMAN (NCT00552656)
- Testing
- Firebird(TM) Sirolimus-Eluting Stent
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Survival Study After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
The purpose of this study is to determine if dual dispatch of ambulance, fire fighters and/or police in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), can reduce the time to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, thus…
- Trial name
- SAMS (NCT02184468)
- Testing
- Simultaneously dispatch of firefighters and/or police in case of OHCA
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Mental Health Crisis
Mental Health Crisis Training for Police, Firefighters, and Public Health Staff
This study evaluated whether a mental health crisis response training course improved the knowledge, confidence, and attitudes of police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and public health staff who may…
- Trial name
- NCT07697326
- Testing
- Mental Health Crisis Response Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 714 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Physical Fitness and Cardiovascular Mortality in Firefighters
To study prospectively the interrelationships among physical fitness, activity, other measured risk factors, coronary heart disease (CHD) and all-cause mortality in a cohort of 3,403 firefighters.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00005540
- Volunteers
- 3,403 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California