RECRUITING

Implementing an Intervention to Reduce Heat Stress and Chemical Exposures

Study Overview

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Description

The investigators are studying the dangers that farmworkers face while working in the fields and at home. The investigators goals are: 1. Measure how much heat and chemicals farmworkers in Imperial County are exposed to. The investigators will ask the participants to wear a special belt under their clothes during work to measure heat. The investigators will also put two small temperature monitors in the participant's home for a day. The investigators will collect a urine sample to check hydration, and also measure the participants height, weight, blood pressure, and some blood markers for diseases using a simple finger-prick test. To measure chemicals, the investigators will give the participants a wristband to wear for a week and hang another in the participants home. The investigators will also collect dust from each participant's home with a vacuum. Then, the investigators will analyze everything at San Diego State University. After collecting samples, a trained community health worker will ask the participants a few questions about their work, lifestyle, health symptoms, and any hazards they face. The investigators will meet the participants twice at their homes to distribute the tools which will later be collected. Once the tools are collected, the investigators will have the chance to follow up with the participants if they have any questions. 2. Provide help to lower heat and chemical exposure with the help of community health workers. 3. Measure heat and chemicals again using the same methods to see if the project made a difference. 4. Talk to participants about what they liked and how the investigators can make future projects better.

Official Title

Implementing an Intervention to Reduce Heat Stress and Chemical Exposures

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-06-07
Study Completion:2025-08
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06442969

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Currently living in Imperial County, California, USA
  2. * Currently work in agriculture
  3. * Plan on living in Imperial Valley for the next 6 months
  1. * Not currently living in Imperial County, California, USA
  2. * Not currently working in agriculture
  3. * Not planning to live in Imperial Valley for the next 6 months

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Nicolas I Lopez-Galvez, PhD
CONTACT
858-292-1416
nilopez@sdsu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Lideres Campesinas Imperial
El Centro, California, 92243
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: San Diego State University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-06-07
Study Completion Date2025-08

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-06-07
Study Completion Date2025-08

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Farm worker
  • Heat exposure
  • Chemical exposure
  • Agricultural worker
  • Take-home exposure

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Dehydration
  • Heat Stress