In this research, the researcher will draw a conceptual model to design an educational intervention based on the mixed method design to promote workers' safe behaviours in the petrochemical industry in Mahshahr city, Iran and examine its impact.
Design
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with community based and pragmatic control group, with parallel, two-blind, randomized groups.
Settings and conduct
The research setting is Shahid Tandoogian petrochemical industry in Mahshahr city, Iran.
The statistical population of present research is workers employed in Shahid Tondgoian petrochemical industry.
Research Participants and safety officials are kept blind.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria are having more information on a topic, the concept or research questions. In addition, people will attend who are motivated to talk about the subject matter.
Exclusion criteria are the reluctance of participants to continue to participate in the study and the lack of regular attendance at the training sessions.
Intervention groups
The assignment of the samples to the studied groups (test and control groups) is done randomly, test group (88) and control group (88). Intervention will be performed in the test group.
Designing and evaluation of educational program on safe behaviours in Petrochemical workers
Public title
Promoting workers' safe behaviours
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Having work experience in the petrochemical industry at least two years.
Participants' motivation to recount their experiences to the researcher
Exclusion criteria:
The reluctance of participants to continue to participate in the study
The lack of regular attendance at the training sessions
Age
No age limit
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
Participant
Care provider
Sample size
Target sample size:
176
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Randomization method: Simple randomization
Random unit: Individual
Randomization tool: Statistical software Random allocation software
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Double blinded
Blinding description
Participants in research and safety department officials are kept blind.
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
MeasureThis study is a Mixed Methods Research (MMR), in which the research methodology will be presented as follows:1- Qualitative research 2- Investigating the psychometric properties of the designed instrument to measure safe behaviours. 3- Randomised controlled trial (measuring the effect of educational intervention on promoting workers’ safe behaviours).
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Tarbiat Modares University
Street address
No. 7, Jalal, Al Ahmad Street, Tarbiat Modares University
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
14115111
Approval date
2017-01-18, 1395/10/29
Ethics committee reference number
IR.TMU.REC.1395.503
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Injury and Unsafe Behaviours
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Safe behaviour score of the designed questionnaire based on conceptual model
Timepoint
Comparability between the two groups will be assessed at the baseline and 3 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
We will distribute a survey which will be designed by the researcher based on conceptual model constructs among workers in the petrochemical industry.
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: workers through the designed educational intervention and training sessions directly through active education methods and engagement of workers such as group discussion, role play, modeling, problem solving, and indirectly through designing an educational software (multimedia) will be trained.
Category
Prevention
2
Description
The control group: The control group will not receive the intervention.
Category
Prevention
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
The National Petrochemical Company
Full name of responsible person
Alireza Narimannejad
Street address
No. 104, North Sheikh Bahaie Ave, Molla Sadra St
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
193956896
Phone
+98 21 8805 9829
Fax
+98 21 8860 1234
Email
narimannejad@nipc.net
Web page address
http://www.nipc.ir/
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
The National Petrochemical Company
Full name of responsible person
Alireza Narimannejad
Street address
No. 104, North Sheikh Bahaie Ave, Molla Sadra St
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
193956896
Phone
+98 21 8805 9829
Fax
+98 21 8860 1234
Email
narimannejad@nipc.net
Web page address
http://www.nipc.ir/
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
The National Petrochemical Company
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Industry
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tarbiat Modares University
Full name of responsible person
Azita Zahiri Harsini
Position
Ph.D candidate
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
No. 7, Jalal, Al Ahmad Street, Tarbiat Modares University
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1411713116
Phone
+98 21 8288 4546
Fax
+98 21 8288 4546
Email
azitazahiri@modares.ac.ir
Web page address
http://www.modares.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tarbiat Modares University
Full name of responsible person
Azita Zahiri Harsini
Position
Ph.D candidate
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
No. 7, Jalal, Al Ahmad Street, Tarbiat Modares University
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1411713116
Phone
+98 21 8288 4546
Fax
+98 21 8288 4546
Email
azitazahiri@modares.ac.ir
Web page address
http://www.modares.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tarbiat Modares University
Full name of responsible person
Azita Zahiri Harsini
Position
Ph.D candidate
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
No. 7, Jalal, Al Ahmad Street, Tarbiat Modares University
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1411713116
Phone
+98 21 8288 4546
Fax
+98 21 8288 4546
Email
azitazahiri@modares.ac.ir
Web page address
http://www.modares.ac.ir
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Analytic Code
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Data Dictionary
Not applicable
Title and more details about the data/document
The total potential data can be shared after unidentifiable people
When the data will become available and for how long
The start of the data access period will be 6 months after the results are printed.
To whom data/document is available
Data or other documentation will be available to researchers working in academic and scientific institutions and industry professionals.
Under which criteria data/document could be used
Refer to the present study if you use data or other documents with following the principles of scientific ethics.