Sun on the job: nationwide study maps skin cancer in outdoor workers
NCT ID NCT07831083
First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026
Summary
Researchers are examining skin cancer among people whose jobs involve long hours in the sun. The study uses national administrative and medical records to describe who develops these cancers, including age, sex, region, cancer type, and disability outcomes. The goal is to understand the burden of occupational sun exposure and identify worker groups at higher risk. Findings may support prevention, earlier detection, and workplace sun-protection policies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the patterns are clear, the findings could guide better sun protection at work and earlier detection for outdoor workers. They could also inform occupational health policies and disability support.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study of existing records, so it can show links but cannot prove that sun exposure at work caused any individual cancer. The data may be incomplete or inconsistent, and the results may not apply to workers in other countries or systems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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10,000 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2018
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
* Records without a diagnosis of malignant skin cancer. * Benign skin lesions or nonmalignant dermatologic conditions. * Records in which the diagnosis cannot be sufficiently identified or classified as skin cancer. * Duplicate records representing the same determination or event when applicable. * Records lacking sufficient information for inclusion in the primary analysis.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a documented or recognized occupational skin cancer during the predefined study period. * Skin cancer potentially associated with occupational exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation. * Diagnoses including basal-cell carcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma, melanoma, or other malignant skin tumors when diagnostic classification is available. * Availability of sufficient administrative, occupational, medical, or disability-related information for inclusion in the analysis Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Israel National Insurance Institute
Jerusalem, 91099, Israel
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