Risk Assessment of Long-Haul Truck Drivers

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00381992

Enrollment

294

Registered

2006-09-28

Start date

2005-09-30

Completion date

2010-03-31

Last updated

2017-11-07

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Conditions

Chlamydia Infections, Diabetes Mellitus, Gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Obesity

Keywords

sexual risk behavior, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, human immunodeficiency virus, hyperlipidemia, chlamydia

Brief summary

International studies have repeatedly documented a substantial prevalence of sexual risk behaviors and high rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) ranging from 5%-56% amongst long-distance truck drivers (truckers) living in diverse international settings including India, Bangladesh, South Africa, China, Laos and Thailand. The prevalence of sexual risk factors and STI/HIV in US drivers is unknown. This proposal will provide both qualitative and quantitative data on HIV risk behaviors by interviewing and testing truckers working for established long-distance trucking firms, the sector which accounts for most of the jobs in the trucking and warehousing industry in the United States. The data obtained from this study will be used to inform the development of an HIV prevention intervention for long-haul truck drivers.

Detailed description

The study proposed in this R34 application will address the following specific aims: Specific Aim 1. To perform focus groups and in-depth interviews with long-haul truck drivers to guide development of both a behavioral risk assessment instrument and an acceptable HIV/STI screening protocol for long-haul truckers. Specific Aim 2. To perform in-depth interviews with trucking industry executives to determine barriers to routine HIV/STI assessment and screening of their employees. Specific Aim 3. To perform a pilot phase with a subsample of long-haul truck drivers characterized by the following steps: TTM-based cognitive interviews (N=5); pilot testing of the survey and biomedical screening protocol (N=15); and a follow-up focus group (N=8) Specific Aim 4. To assess a sample of (N=300) truck drivers for general health and sexual risk behaviors using the adapted theory-based survey and to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and obesity, HIV, N. gonorrhoeae, and C. trachomatis

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

21 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Long-haul truck driver as defined as a driver, part-time or full-time, who drives a truck across state lines (interstate) 2. English speaking 3. Age 21 or greater 4. Willing to participate 5. Able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

1. Does not fit definition of truck driver in inclusion criteria #1 2. Unwilling to participate 3. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent 4. Unable to understand or speak English 5. Age \< 21 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and obesity, HIV, N. gonorrhoeae, and C. trachomatis	Cross-sectional

Countries

United States

Outcome results