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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Skin Neoplasms
• Interventions: Behavioral: Standard of care control; Behavioral: Indoor tanning intervention

• 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

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Exclusion Criteria

• History of skin cancer (self-report)

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
standard of care control	Standard of care control	General information regarding UV protection measures through an online Qualtrics interface. Content will mirror information provided in brochures typically available in a dermatology office or through skin cancer prevention websites.
Indoor tanning intervention	Indoor tanning intervention	Web-based intervention modules to discourage tanning.

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