Clinical trials: Workplace
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
Tobacco Use Disorder
Social and Monetary Incentives for Smoking Cessation at Large Employers
The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial of several behavioral interventions for smoking cessation among a sample of employees at large workplaces in the Bangkok metropolitan area.
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT02421224)
- Testing
- Usual Care, Deposits, Small Individual Bonus
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 4,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Covid19
The Role of Frequent Point-of-care Molecular Workplace Surveillance for Miners
The long-term goal of the study is to mitigate the spread of the pandemic in miners, a population of high-risk, rural essential workers who are susceptible and vulnerable to COVID-19, partly based on exposure to particulate air…
- Trial name
- NCT04977050
- Testing
- Quidel quickvue antigen test for COVID-19
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Nutrition, Healthy, Behavior, Eating
Good Bowls: Eat Well At Work
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the health of workers at their worksite by providing subsidized healthy meals supported by nutrition education and behavioral nudges using mobile health and Bluetooth technology.
- Trial name
- EWAW (NCT05776303)
- Testing
- Good Bowls, Good Bowls + App Nudges
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Equiti Food, LLC
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis, Hip
Improving Resilience and Longevity for Workers Through Exercise
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of an OA-specific aerobic and strengthening exercise program, delivered within the workplace, on mobility, pain, physical capacity, and resilience among workers with knee or hip…
- Trial name
- NCT03050320
- Testing
- Exercise, No Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Strain
Occupational Therapy's Role in Promoting Community Wellness Utilizing Sit-Stand Workstations
The aim of this study is to combat the growing global health issue of sedentary behavior and the associated health consequences of prolonged sitting in the workplace.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Strain, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03052426
- Testing
- Ergotron WorkFit - TL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Parent-Child Relations
A South African Pilot Worksite Parenting Program to Prevent HIV Among Adolescents
The investigators hypothesize that participants in the worksite parenting program intervention will show significantly better parent-child communication than will participants in the no-treatment (wait-list) control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01432756
- Testing
- Let's Talk Worksite Parenting Program
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Suicide, Nurse's Role
Nurse Suicide: Physiologic Sleep Health Promotion Trial
The purpose of this study is to identify factors (sleep, psychiatric characteristics, stressful life events, and work environment characteristics) that potentiate or mitigate adverse effects of real-world stressors that…
- Conditions
- Suicide, Nurse's Role, Work Environment Adverse Effects, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT06079853
- Testing
- PureSomni Sleep Health Product Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Workplace Inactivity
Effects of Installing Height-adjustable Workstations on Office Workers Workplace Sitting Time and Productivity
The purpose of this study was to look at the effects that height-adjustable workstations on occupational sitting time and workplace productivity in office workers.
- Trial name
- NCT02932787
- Testing
- Height-adjustable workstation
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Cessation in Hispanic Construction Workers
Construction workers have the highest rate of smoking among all occupations, and are frequently exposed to a wide range of workplace hazards (e.g. toxins), which interact with smoking to increase their health risks.
- Trial name
- NCT02873377
- Testing
- Nicorette Gum, Nicoderm CQ, Smoking Quitline Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Skin Cancer, Occupational Exposure
Virtual Sun Safe Workplaces Ph II (SSW Works)
Americans who work outdoors are exposed to an extreme amount of solar ultraviolet radiation over a lifetime that substantially increases their risk for developing skin cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05774600
- Testing
- SSW Works, Minimal Information Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 543 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Obesity, Overweight
A Maintenance Program for the Be Fit Employee Wellness Program
This research study is being done: 1) to determine if the MGH Be Fit program helps employees to change their nutrition and exercise habits and lower their risk for chronic diseases, such as heart disease and diabetes and 2) to…
- Trial name
- NCT00707577
- Testing
- Internet-based maintenance program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Skin Cancer
Sun Safe Workplaces: A Campaign on Sun Protection Policies for Outdoor Workers Phase I
A sample of local government organizations are recruited to a group-randomized pretest-posttest controlled trial evaluating the effect of a campaign to promote workplace policy and education on sun protection for outdoor workers.
- Trial name
- SSW (NCT02824289)
- Testing
- Sun Safe Workplaces Program, Attention Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 825 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Obesity
Environmental Intervention for Weight Gain Prevention
The primary aim of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent worksite-based, environmental intervention in reducing weight increase and obesity over time in working adults.
- Trial name
- HealthWorks (NCT00708461)
- Testing
- weight gain prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,747 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Health Behavior
Training LHDs to Disseminate Evidence-Based Interventions to Small Worksites
The proposed project will advance implementation science by comparing the effectiveness of different levels of technical support in an important but understudied community-based setting: local health departments.
- Trial name
- NCT03930420
- Testing
- Connect to Wellness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Prevention and Control in the Workplace: A Pilot Study
This worksite program for Onondaga County employees is a pilot research study aimed at decreasing the risk of developing diabetes (or improving metabolic control for adults with diabetes).
- Trial name
- NCT00739336
- Testing
- Diabetes Prevention and Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Physical Activity in the Workplace
Short-term Behavior Change With Pedal Desk Installation
The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate participant use of a dedicated office pedal desk with and without behavioral support.
- Trial name
- PD-ST (NCT02109432)
- Testing
- Self-Directed Pedal Desk, Facilitated Pedal Desk, Facilitated Pedal Desk with Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Physical Activity
Physical Activity in the Medical Workplace
Decreased physical activity is not only associated with multiple chronic medical conditions, including obesity, but also with depressed mood, and other negative emotions.
- Trial name
- OPA (NCT02794727)
- Testing
- Blinded Fitbit, Unblinded Fitbit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Physical Activity
Testing Adaptive Interventions to Improve Physical Activity for Sedentary Women
This study employs a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) and aims to determine the most effective adaptive intervention combining four efficacious treatments (enhanced physical activity monitor, motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT03558828
- Testing
- Step 1: PA Monitor, Step 1: PA Monitor + Text, Step 2: PA Monitor with Calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Harassment, Non-Sexual, Harassment, Sexual
The Use of Mentoring to Promote Well-being for Female SMART Members
Women are highly underrepresented in the construction skilled trades. In addition to facing the industry's well-known physical risks, women are subjected to discrimination, harassment, and skills under-utilization.
- Conditions
- Harassment, Non-Sexual, Harassment, Sexual, Bullying, Workplace, Mental Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04247880
- Testing
- Mentoring program
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington