Skin Health in Young Adults - Preventing Indoor Tanning and Promoting Sun Protection

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Skin Neoplasms

• Registration Number: NCT03132012
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of an Internet-based skin cancer prevention intervention as compared to a standard of care control in 80 non-Hispanic white females ages 20-30.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-27
• Study Start: 2017-05-22
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-27
• Study Completion: 2018-02-27
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Tanned indoors in past 12 months
• Able to communicate well in English
• Reliable Internet access

Exclusion Criteria

• History of skin cancer (self-report)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intention to indoor tan in next year	24 Weeks Second Follow-up	Indoor tanning intentions are measured on a scale that ranges from 1 (definitely do not intend to indoor tan) to 7 (definitely do intend to indoor tan).
Number of indoor tanning sessions in the previous 3 months	From 12 Weeks (first Follow-up) to 24 Weeks (Second Follow-up)	Self-report measure of number of times indoor tanned, reported retrospectively for the preceding 3 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intention to sunbathe outdoors in the next year	24 weeks Second Follow-up	Sunbathing intentions are measured on a scale that ranges from 1 (definitely do not intend to indoor tan) to 7 (definitely do intend to indoor tan).
Number of outdoor sunbathing sessions in the previous 3 months	From 12 Weeks (first Follow-up) to 24 Weeks (Second Follow-up)	Self-report measure of number of times sunbathed, reported retrospectively for the preceding 3 months.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 New Haven, Connecticut, United States