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A Tailored Internet Intervention to Reduce Skin Cancer Risk Behaviors Among Young Adults

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Skin Neoplasms
Interventions
Behavioral: UV4me
Behavioral: Skin Cancer Foundation website
Registration Number
NCT02147080
Lead Sponsor
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Brief Summary

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US, with over a million new cases diagnosed yearly. Young adults are increasingly at risk of melanoma. Contributing to the increasing skin cancer risk is the fact that US adolescents have the lowest skin protection rates of all age groups and also demonstrate increased exposure to natural and artificial UV radiation. Innovative interventions are needed to have an impact on skin cancer risk among young people. Unlike previous interventions, our skin cancer risk reduction intervention will be tailored (or personalized) to each individual participant and delivered via the Internet. The intervention will emphasize appearance concerns, which are known to be the primary motivation for UV exposure and lack of skin protection among young adults. This will be accomplished in part through the use of personalized facial images showing UV damage as well as computerized age progression demonstrations.

Primary Aim 1. To examine the efficacy of a tailored intervention delivered via the Internet designed to increase skin protection and decrease sun exposure behavior among young adults at moderate to high risk of developing skin cancer. Participants will be randomized to the tailored intervention, the Skin Cancer Foundation website, or an assessment only condition.

Aim 2. To evaluate whether sociodemographic variables (sex, race/ethnicity, skin type, family history of skin cancer), appearance consciousness, and past exposure and protective behaviors moderate intervention effects.

Aim 3. To evaluate whether Integrative Model constructs (UV-related knowledge, risk perception, beliefs, norms, self-efficacy, and intentions) mediate intervention effects.

The goals of future research would be to enhance the tailored intervention, for example, by adding additional contacts or Internet technologies or features, disseminate the intervention, assess the longevity of effects, and/or adapt the tailored intervention for use with other cancer risk behaviors or at risk groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1234
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age 18-25 years old
  • Moderate to high risk of skin cancer (cut-off of >=27 on the Brief Skin Cancer Risk Assessment Tool)
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of skin cancer

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Tailored InterventionUV4meSubject has access to the tailored web intervention
Skin Cancer Foundation WebsiteSkin Cancer Foundation websiteSubject has access to the pre-existing Skin Cancer Foundation website
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Outdoor UV exposureFollow-up 2 (12 weeks after baseline)

How many hours participants spend in the sun during peak daylight hours during the week

Sun protectionFollow-up 2 (12 weeks after baseline)

Continuous measure examining frequency of sun protection behaviors (e.g., sunscreen use, clothing, shade, sunglasses), using items adapted from Glanz and colleagues (2008)

Outdoor UV ExposureFollow-up 1 (3 weeks after baseline)

How many hours participants spend in the sun during peak daylight hours during the week

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Indoor TanningFollow-up 2 (12 weeks after baseline)

Number of indoor tanning sessions in past month

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Fox Chase Cancer Center

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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