Couple-focused Intervention for Sun Protection
- Conditions
- Skin Cancer Prevention
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Generic Online Sun Safety Information interventionBehavioral: Sun Safe Partners Online
- Registration Number
- NCT04549675
- Lead Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Brief Summary
The goal of this pilot study is to develop and test a couple-based intervention to increase sun protection practices. First, the investigators will develop the intervention website, Sun Safe Partners online. Next, the investigators will gather feedback and preferences for content in a small sample of couples who do not regularly engage in sun protection practices. The investigators will also gather preliminary information regarding the impact of the couple-based intervention.
- Detailed Description
Aim 1: To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a couple-based sun protection intervention.
Aim 2: To examine the impact of the couple-based sun protection intervention on sun protection practices, individual attitudes, relationship perspective on sun protection, and couples' discussion with each other and their supportive communications about sun protection.
Aim 3: To develop and refine a SunSafe Partners online intervention. This process includes refining existing intervention content drawn from the first phase of this pilot research as well as formative and usability studies to obtain user-generated feedback on additional content and the approach.
Aim 4: To gather pilot data on participation in and evaluations of the Sun Safe partner's intervention from Aim 3.
Arm 1: Web-based intervention called Sun Safe Partners Online
Arm 2: Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention- 4 links emailed to participants
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
- Both partners age 18-75 years or 19-75 in Nebraska and Alabama given the age of majority in those states;
- Married or co-habiting with a significant other for at least one year;
- Partner 1 willing to to provide contact information for their spouse;
- Partner 1 and spouse respond with never, rarely, sometimes, or often to question " When outdoors in warm weather, how often do participants protect their skin (by staying in the shade or covering your body with protective clothes or 30+ SPF sunscreen)?" Those who respond with always to this question will be excluded.
- Partner 1 and spouse have an email account and internet access.
Partner 1 and spouse/partner have a personal history of skin cancer (non-melanoma or melanoma)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention Publicly online available skin cancer and sun protection information emailed to participants in 4 seperate email links. Arm 1 Sun Safe Partners Online Intervention Sun Safe Partners Online Web-based intervention called Sun Safe Partners Online. Website developed by the study team. Participants received individual username and password to login.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sun Protection Behaviors Baseline to 1 month FU survey Impact of Sun Safe Partners Online vs Generic Online intervention on Sun protection behavior measures. The Sun Habits survey asked participants to rate their frequency of 5 sun protection behaviors (sunscreen, hat, shirt with sleeves, long pants, and sunglasses) on warm sunny days (1=never to 5=always).
Sun Exposure Baseline to 1 month FU survey Sun Exposure: The Sun Habits Survey asked participants to rate the duration of outdoor time during peak hours on weekends and weekdays over the past summer months, 1=30 min or less, and 8=more than 6 hours. Self-report measures of time outdoors have s
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States