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Environmental and Geographic Patterns of Occupational Injuries (WEATHER-WORK)

6. srpna 2026 aktualizováno: Sergio Gabriel Susmallian

Environmental and Geographic Patterns of Occupational Injuries: A Population-Based Retrospective Study

This study will determine whether extreme ambient temperatures increase the incidence and severity of occupational injuries in Israel, and we request Helsinki Committee approval to conduct the analysis using de-identified National Insurance and historical meteorological data, with a waiver of informed consent. The project will link the date, time, and geographic location of recognized occupational accidents with corresponding historical temperature and humidity measurements. The study is retrospective, observational, and involves no direct contact with participants, no intervention, and no alteration of medical care or benefit eligibility.

Přehled studie

Postavení

Aktivní, ne nábor

Detailní popis

Occupational injuries represent an important source of preventable morbidity, permanent disability, loss of employment, and economic burden. Rising temperatures and increasingly frequent heatwaves may impair concentration, coordination, judgment, reaction time, hydration, and physical endurance, particularly among workers in construction, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and other outdoor or physically demanding occupations. However, the national relationship between ambient heat and work-related injury in Israel has not been adequately quantified. Without reliable population-level evidence, employers, occupational-health authorities, and policymakers cannot identify temperature thresholds at which preventive measures should be intensified or determine which workers and industries are at greatest risk.

Typ studie

Pozorovací

Zápis (Aktuální)

350000

Kontakty a umístění

Tato část poskytuje kontaktní údaje pro ty, kteří studii provádějí, a informace o tom, kde se tato studie provádí.

Studijní místa

      • Rishon LeZiyyon, Izrael, 7526557
        • Israel National Insurance Institute

Kritéria účasti

Výzkumníci hledají lidi, kteří odpovídají určitému popisu, kterému se říká kritéria způsobilosti. Některé příklady těchto kritérií jsou celkový zdravotní stav osoby nebo předchozí léčba.

Kritéria způsobilosti

Věk způsobilý ke studiu

  • Dospělý
  • Starší dospělý

Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky

Ne

Metoda odběru vzorků

Ukázka pravděpodobnosti

Studijní populace

The study population will include adults aged 18 years or older with occupational injuries recognized by the National Insurance Institute between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024. Eligible records will be selected from the national occupational-injury administrative database and assigned to one of seven predefined geographic-climatic regions according to the workplace or accident location. Environmental exposure will be determined by linking each injury date, time, and location to the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. The study will include workplace, occupational-traffic, and commuting injuries meeting the prespecified eligibility criteria.

Popis

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals aged 18 years or older with an occupational injury recognized by the National Insurance Institute.
  • Occupational injury occurring between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024.
  • Injury occurring at the workplace, during occupational travel, or while commuting to or from work.
  • Valid injury date and geographic information sufficient to assign the accident to one of the seven predefined geographic-climatic regions and the nearest representative meteorological station.
  • Meteorological measurements available for the injury period and eligible matched control periods.

For time-specific analyses, a valid recorded accident time permitting linkage to the closest preceding three-hour meteorological observation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Occupational diseases, repetitive-exposure conditions, or gradual-onset disorders without a clearly defined accident date.
  • Rejected, withdrawn, or unconfirmed occupational-injury claims.
  • Missing or invalid accident date or geographic information preventing linkage with meteorological data.
  • Accidents occurring outside the predefined geographic-climatic regions or beyond the prespecified maximum distance from an eligible meteorological station.
  • Duplicate or administratively repeated records referring to the same occupational-injury event.
  • Injury events for which no eligible matched control periods or corresponding meteorological measurements are available.
  • Individuals younger than 18 years.

Studijní plán

Tato část poskytuje podrobnosti o studijním plánu, včetně toho, jak je studie navržena a co studie měří.

Jak je studie koncipována?

Detaily designu

Kohorty a intervence

Skupina / kohorta
Intervence / Léčba
Northern valleys and inland north
Occupational injuries occurring in the northern valleys and inland northern region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the location of the workplace or accident. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the nearest representative monitoring station, including Dafna, Tavor Kadoorie, or Nazareth. This region is characterized by inland climatic conditions with substantial seasonal variation in temperature and humidity. Accident occurrence and severity will be evaluated in relation to temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Northern Mediterranean coast
Occupational injuries occurring along the northern Mediterranean coastal region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the location of the workplace or accident. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Haifa Technion monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by a Mediterranean coastal climate, with relatively high humidity, moderate winter temperatures, warm summers, and frequent sea-breeze effects. Accident occurrence and severity will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Central Mediterranean coast
Occupational injuries occurring within the central Mediterranean coastal region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the workplace or accident location. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Tel Aviv Coast monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by a warm Mediterranean climate, relatively high humidity, mild winters, hot summers, and frequent sea-breeze effects. The occurrence and severity of occupational injuries will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Southern Mediterranean coast
Occupational injuries occurring within the southern Mediterranean coastal region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the workplace or accident location. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Ashqelon Port monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by a warm coastal Mediterranean climate, relatively high humidity, mild winters, hot summers, and frequent sea-breeze effects. The occurrence and severity of occupational injuries will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Central highlands
Occupational injuries occurring within the central highlands region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the workplace or accident location. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Jerusalem Centre monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by higher elevation, lower average humidity than the coastal areas, greater day-night temperature variation, cooler winters, and warm, dry summers. The occurrence and severity of occupational injuries will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Negev desert
Occupational injuries occurring within the Negev desert region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the workplace or accident location. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Avdat monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by an arid desert climate, very low relative humidity, intense solar exposure, high daytime temperatures, substantial day-night temperature variation, and limited rainfall. The occurrence and severity of occupational injuries will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.
Dead Sea and extreme arid region
Occupational injuries occurring within the Dead Sea and extreme arid region will be assigned to this geographic-climatic division according to the workplace or accident location. Meteorological exposure will be determined using data from the Massada monitoring station or the nearest available representative station. This region is characterized by very low elevation, an extremely hot and arid climate, low annual rainfall, intense solar radiation, prolonged periods of extreme heat, and substantial seasonal temperature variation. The occurrence and severity of occupational injuries will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, extreme heat, extreme cold, and other predefined environmental indicators. Wind speed will be analyzed when reliable measurements are available.
Ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed at the occupational-injury location and time will be retrospectively obtained from the nearest representative meteorological monitoring station. Environmental exposures will be analyzed in relation to occupational-injury occurrence and severity.

Co je měření studie?

Primární výstupní opatření

Měření výsledku
Popis opatření
Časové okno
Occurrence of Recognized Occupational Injury During Case Versus Matched Control Periods
Časové okno: At the index injury date and matched control dates, January 1, 2020-December 31, 2024.
The number of accepted occupational-injury events occurring during predefined case periods will be evaluated in relation to ambient temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed obtained from the nearest representative meteorological station. Each injury period will be compared with control periods matched by geographic-climatic region, calendar year and month, day of the week, and three-hour time interval. The association between environmental exposure and occupational-injury occurrence will be estimated using time-stratified case-crossover analysis with conditional logistic regression.
At the index injury date and matched control dates, January 1, 2020-December 31, 2024.

Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé

Zde najdete lidi a organizace zapojené do této studie.

Vyšetřovatelé

  • Ředitel studie: Eytan Ellenberg, M.D., Israel National Insurance Institute

Publikace a užitečné odkazy

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Termíny studijních záznamů

Tato data sledují průběh záznamů studie a předkládání souhrnných výsledků na ClinicalTrials.gov. Záznamy ze studií a hlášené výsledky jsou před zveřejněním na veřejné webové stránce přezkoumány Národní lékařskou knihovnou (NLM), aby se ujistily, že splňují specifické standardy kontroly kvality.

Hlavní termíny studia

Začátek studia (Aktuální)

1. ledna 2020

Primární dokončení (Aktuální)

31. prosince 2024

Dokončení studie (Odhadovaný)

31. prosince 2026

Termíny zápisu do studia

První předloženo

2. srpna 2026

První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality

2. srpna 2026

První zveřejněno (Aktuální)

6. srpna 2026

Aktualizace studijních záznamů

Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace (Aktuální)

7. srpna 2026

Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality

6. srpna 2026

Naposledy ověřeno

1. srpna 2026

Více informací

Termíny související s touto studií

Další identifikační čísla studie

  • BTL 001-2026
  • work accidents and weather (Jiný identifikátor: Israel National Insurance Institute)

Plán pro data jednotlivých účastníků (IPD)

Plánujete sdílet data jednotlivých účastníků (IPD)?

NE

Popis plánu IPD

Individual participant data will not be publicly shared because the study uses confidential administrative records owned and controlled by the National Insurance Institute. Access is restricted to authorized researchers within a secure research environment and is governed by institutional confidentiality agreements, data-protection requirements, and applicable privacy legislation. The combination of accident dates, geographic information, occupational characteristics, and disability outcomes may create a residual risk of participant re-identification even after removal of direct identifiers. Only aggregated, disclosure-controlled results approved by the data custodian may be reported or published.

Informace o lécích a zařízeních, studijní dokumenty

Studuje lékový produkt regulovaný americkým FDA

Ne

Studuje produkt zařízení regulovaný americkým úřadem FDA

Ne

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