Clinical trials: Occupational Injury
Gulf War Illness, Persian Gulf Syndrome
Exercise in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to determine if submaximal exercise by bicycle stress tests with pulmonary measurement of VO2MAX plus maximal isometric hand grips on 2 consecutive days causes a higher level of "exertional…
- Trial name
- NCT01291758
- Testing
- Submaximal bicycle exercise stress tests performed 24 hr apart
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Occupational Injuries, Heat Stress
Effect of Rapid Heat Stress on Firefighters Musculoskeletal Injury Risk
This study will examine the effect of heat stress on factors that influence musculoskeletal injury risk in firefighters. Participants will attend 4 data collection sessions. 1: informed consent, screening, and familiarization.
- Conditions
- Occupational Injuries, Heat Stress, Leg Injury, Back Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT06442956
- Testing
- Rapid Heat Condition, Gradual Heat Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Preschool Age Children, Preschool Education
The Building Resilience Program: Examining Self-Regulation, Behavior, and Resilience in Under-Resourced Preschoolers With ACEs
# Brief Summary The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a occupational therapy-led trauma-informed care intervention can improve resilience, self-regulation, coping skills, and emotional health in preschoolers ages 2-4…
- Conditions
- Preschool Age Children, Preschool Education, Adverse Childhood Experience, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT07170605
- Testing
- Mental health, positive coping strategies promoting self-regulation and adaptive skills, Standard care/School Readiness Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cleveland State University
Suicide Threat, Burnout, Professional
Modified Interactive Screening Program Plus MINDBODYSTRONG: A Mental Health Resiliency Intervention for Nurses
The overall purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention designed to prevent nurse suicide. This randomized controlled trial will test the modified Interactive Screening Program (mISP) alone and the mISP…
- Conditions
- Suicide Threat, Burnout, Professional, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05582343
- Testing
- MINDBODYSTRONG™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 849 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue
An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work
The goal of the workplace intervention study 'An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)' is to examine the effect of the Australian WorkHealth Improvement Network (WIN) program in a Danish…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue, Work-related Illness, Safety Issues
- Trial name
- ITASPA (NCT05866978)
- Testing
- Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Soft Active Back Exosuit to Reduce Workplace Back Pain
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a wearable back exosuit can make it safer and easier for workers who bend, lift, and lower objects in an industrial setting.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05802914
- Testing
- Back Exosuit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyss Institute at Harvard University
Gulf War Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Hyporeactivity and Gulf War Illness
This research project is a follow-up to the prior VA-funded study that found that chronic fatigue reported by many Gulf War veterans may be a symptom of dysfunctional cardiovascular stress response regulation.
- Conditions
- Gulf War Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00100412
- Testing
- Graded dobutamine infusions, Graded phenylephrine injections, Psychosocial challenge involving socioevaluative public speaking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Professional Burnout, Moral Injury
Professional Contributions and Social Value in High-Acuity Medical Care Settings
This study will explore experiences in high-acuity medical care settings, such as emergency, trauma, intensive care, and related clinical areas.
- Trial name
- NCT07686666
- Testing
- Experience in high-acuity clinical care settings
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Burnout, Professional, Self Compassion
Better Together Physician Coaching to Mitigate Burnout in Male-Identifying Trainees
Better Together Physician Coaching ("Better Together", or "BT"), a 4-month, web-based positive psychology multimodal coaching program was built to decrease burnout in medical trainees.
- Conditions
- Burnout, Professional, Self Compassion, Flourishing, Imposter Syndrome
- Trial name
- BTPC (NCT05550753)
- Testing
- Better Together Physician Coaching Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Progressive Heat Exposure and Physiological Strain
Occupational heat-stress guidelines are commonly based on the level of environmental heat exposure and are largely derived from studies conducted under constant environmental conditions.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07847437
- Testing
- Constant Heat Exposure, Progressively Increasing Heat Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Back Pain, Occupational Diseases
Redesigning Patient Handling Tasks to Prevent Nursing Back Injuries
This study is one of several initiated by the investigators to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in patient care providers. Nurses have one of the highest incidences of work related back injuries of any profession.
- Trial name
- NCT00012844
- Testing
- Redesigning patient handling tasks using equip: Arjo Bianca Overhead Lift, Hill-Rom Resident Transfer Device, TranSit Chair, Total Care Bed, Redesigned patient handling tasks using work practice controls: setting bed height at correct level; applying anti-embolism stockings from foot of bed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Gulf War Syndrome
START & STOPP in GWI
Gulf War Illness (GWI) veterans were divided into 2 pathophysiological groups based on their orthostatic tachycardia responses after submaximal exercise.
- Trial name
- START (NCT03560830)
- Testing
- 2 submaximal exercise stress tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Trauma, Psychological, Moral Injury
Wellness Intervention for Nurses Post Traumatic Growth and Selfcare
Nurses working in home and hospice care settings find their roles emotionally challenging and are at high risk for trauma, strain and fatigue. Such sufferings were high among nurses during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Psychological, Moral Injury, Compassion Fatigue
- Trial name
- WINGS (NCT06674876)
- Testing
- Blog writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health
Occupational Therapy for Mental Health and Engagement in Neurorehabilitation
Changes in mental health are common after acquired brain injury (ABI), defined as any traumatic or non-traumatic injury to the brain after birth, affecting approximately 1 in 3 adults with ABI.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Mental Health, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms
- Trial name
- OT for ME (NCT07375485)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Work Related Stress
Potential Benefits of the Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore possible benefits and mechanisms through which the Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention can improve health and wellness in health care providers (HCP).
- Trial name
- NCT05766852
- Testing
- Somatic Psychoeducational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases
The First Twenty for Volunteer Firefighters
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of an internet-based firefighter health and wellness program for volunteer fire departments.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Occupational Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03181321
- Testing
- The First Twenty
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Initial Stay Times and Heat Mitigation Controls for Uncompensable Occupational Heat Stress - Part III
Occupational heat stress directly threatens workers' ability to live healthy and productive lives. Heat exposed workers are at an elevated risk of experiencing impaired work performance and cognitive function leading to a greater…
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT06630832
- Testing
- Simulated work in the heat with no cooling during rest breaks, Simulated work in the heat with partial cooling during rest breaks, Simulated work in the heat with full cooling during rest breaks
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Reduction of Empathy-Based Stress in Healthcare Staff
Compassion Project: Developing an Empathy-Based Stress Intervention
Compassion is recognising that someone is suffering and wanting to help them. Compassion fatigue is a reduction in capacity to feel compassion for others.
- Trial name
- NCT06343818
- Testing
- The Compassion Project: Intervention to Reduce Empathy-Based Stress in Staff
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Risk and Resiliency Factors in the RCMP: A Prospective Investigation
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), like all public safety personnel (PSP), are frequently exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events that contribute to posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSI).
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05527509
- Testing
- Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST), Active Monitoring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Regina
Vicarious Trauma, Psychological Distress
Efficacy of Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth Intervention for Nurses in Emergency Units
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth (VPTG) Intervention among nurses working in emergency units.
- Conditions
- Vicarious Trauma, Psychological Distress, Post-Traumatic Growth, Psychological, Psychological Well-being
- Trial name
- VPTG-RCT (NCT07677527)
- Testing
- Psychoeducational Vicarious Post-Traumatic Growth Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatima Jinnah Women University