HealthY Texts: Improving health outcomes for generation Y: assessing the impact of personalised mobile telephone short messages on improving skin protection and early detection behaviours in young to mid-aged adults living in Queensaland, Australia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Skin Cancer; Sun safety; Skin self examination; Cancer - Malignant melanoma; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000577819
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 735

Inclusion Criteria

Living in Queensland. Understand sufficient English; cognitive ability for consent; own a private mobile phone; no previous melanoma; Fitzpatrick skin types I-III (skin that always, usually or sometimes burns and never or sometimes tans); 18-42 years

Exclusion Criteria

Under the age of 18 years and over the age of 42 years; does not understand sufficient English; does not have the ability to give informed consent; has previously been diagnosed with melanoma; has skin that does not burn; Has been advised not to exercise in 12 months prior to recruitment; does not own a private mobile phone

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified