Status:

COMPLETED

Project A: Integrated Approaches to Improving the Health and Safety of Health Care Workers

Lead Sponsor:

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Partners HealthCare

Conditions:

Health Behavior

Sleep

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

While most of the research on integrated approaches of occupational health and safety and worksite health promotion to date has focused on manufacturing settings, employment is shifting to the service...

Detailed Description

Improving and protecting the health and well-being of healthcare workers requires addressing key risks in the work environment as well as promoting safe and healthy behaviors. Healthcare workers are a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Adult and pediatric in-patient care units at Massachusetts General Hospital that have ceiling lifts in place (n=42 units) are eligible for the intervention.
  • Patient care workers, including registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), patient care assistants (PCAs)/nursing assistants (NAs) and Nurse Leaders working in in-patient units for at least 20 hours per week (n= 9500).
  • Of those patient care workers, those working in adult and pediatric in-patient care units (n=90 units) are eligible to be randomly selected for surveys.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • N/A

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2012

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2014

    Estimated Enrollment :

    9500 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01841983

    Start Date

    April 1 2012

    End Date

    June 1 2014

    Last Update

    May 7 2015

    Active Locations (3)

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    1

    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

    2

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

    3

    Harvard School of Public Health

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115