Comprehensive workplace intervention for cancer prevention in China (WECAN): protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cancer is the second leading cause of death across the globe with the majority of deaths occurring in low-income and middle-income countries. Evidence has shown that the cancer burden can be substantially reduced by avoiding behavioural risk factors through comprehensive intervention strategies, including workplace health promotion, which has shown to be cost-effective in developed countries while rarely conducted in developing countries. This study aims to explore a feasible and sustainable approach to the prevention and control of cancer in China by developing an evidence-based comprehensive workplace health model equipped with a smartphone application for implementation.

Methods and analysis

This study is designed as a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised contro

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151862 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature