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MultiTex RCT - a multifaceted intervention package for protection against cotton dust exposure among textile workers - a cluster randomized controlled trial in Pakistan: study protocol.

Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Sara De Matteis, Muhammad Masood Kadir, Peter Burney, David Coggon, Sean Semple, Paul Cullinan

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Article in Trials, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03738202 (Multifaceted Intervention Package for Protection Against Cotton Dust Exposure Among Textile Workers - a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03738202 nacompletednot on this map

Multifaceted Intervention Package for Protection Against Cotton Dust Exposure Among Textile Workers - a Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAga Khan UniversityRan2019 to 2022Enrolled2,031ConditionsOccupational Diseases, Occupational Lung DiseaseArmsMultifaceted intervention package
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Health Concerns of Textile Workers and Associated Community.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Asaad Ahmed NafeesDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan. asaad.nafees@aku.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-1625
Sara De MatteisPopulation Health and Occupational Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK.
Muhammad Masood KadirDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, PO Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
Peter BurneyPopulation Health and Occupational Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK.
David CoggonMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Sean SempleInstitute for Social Marketing and Health Research, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, UK.
Paul CullinanPopulation Health and Occupational Disease, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College London, London, UK.
Imperial College London · GBAga Khan University · PKMRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit · GBUniversity of Stirling · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_15015Medical Research Council MC_U147585823Medical Research Council MC_UP_A620_1018Medical Research Council MC_UU_12011/5Medical Research Council MR/S019669/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 206757/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the Pakistani textile industry the prevalence of workplace respiratory illnesses, including byssinosis, is high. The MultiTex RCT study aims to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention package in reducing dust levels in cotton mills, decreasing the frequency of respiratory symptoms among cotton textile workers, and improving their lung function. METHODS/

designWe will conduct a cluster-randomized controlled trial at 28 textile mills in Karachi. The intervention will comprise: training in occupational health for all workers and managers reinforced by regular refresher sessions; the formation of workplace committees to draw up, agree and promote a health and safety plan that includes wet mopping, safe disposal of cotton dust, and the use of simple face-masks, as well as further publicity about the risks from cotton dust; and provision of adequate supplies of face-masks to support the health and safety plan. Participating mills will be randomized to intervention and control arms following a baseline survey. The impact of the intervention will be determined through follow-up surveys conducted at 3, 12 and 18 months. Data collection in the surveys will include spirometry, questionnaire-based interviews and cotton-dust measurements. DISCUSSION: If successful, the study may pave the way for simple, low-cost interventions that can help reduce cotton-dust levels in textile mills, and improve the respiratory health of textile workers in developing countries such as Pakistan.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03738202. Registered on 12 November 2018.

Indexed as

Occupational HealthTextile IndustryAir Pollutants, OccupationalAir Pollution, IndoorByssinosisCotton FiberEnvironmental MonitoringHealth EducationHousehold WorkHumansInhalation ExposureMasksMulticenter Studies as TopicOccupational ExposureRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsAir Pollutants, OccupationalByssinosisCotton fiberRandomized controlled trialTextile industry

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PMID31842937
PMCPMC6913022
OpenAlexW2996458585

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