Short documentary videos to raise cancer safety awareness for firefighters
BRAVE: Behavior and Risk Awareness Through Video Education for Firefighters
This project will test whether brief documentary-style videos can improve California firefighters' perceptions, confidence, and motivation to use cancer-prevention practices.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 1000 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of California, Davis Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Sacramento, California) |
| Trial ID | NCT07494617 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
Active career California firefighters are randomly assigned to watch one of five short (about 5-minute) documentary-style videos after completing a pre-intervention survey. Participants then complete a post-intervention survey to measure changes in perceived susceptibility to cancer, perceived barriers to risk-reduction practices, self-efficacy, and perceived benefits. The primary outcomes are immediate changes in those beliefs and self-reported intentions to adopt preventive behaviors. The intervention is delivered by the University of California, Davis at UC Davis Health in Sacramento.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates are current active career firefighters based in California.
Not a fit: Volunteer, retired, or non-California firefighters and those already consistently using cancer-prevention practices are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these videos could increase firefighters' adoption of protective practices and potentially reduce long-term cancer risk and mortality.
How similar studies have performed: Educational video interventions have yielded modest improvements in health beliefs and safety behaviors in other occupational settings, but using this approach specifically for firefighters' cancer prevention is relatively novel.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Current active career California firefighter Exclusion Criteria: * None
Where this trial is running
Sacramento, California
- UC Davis Health — Sacramento, California, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Shehnaz K Hussain, PhD
- Email: skhussain@health.ucdavis.edu
- Phone: 310-429-9859
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.