A Mobile Health Intervention Among Hispanics
- Conditions
- Cancer of Skin
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Hispanics Skin Cancer intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT05389332
- Lead Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Brief Summary
Hypothesis: More than 80% of the participants (n=40) will complete the intervention at three month (intervention completion) and the six month follow-up (retention rate as feasibility). More than 70% of the participants will report high overall study satisfaction (acceptability) with the intervention and study.
This pre-pilot will inform intervention and procedural refinements for the pilot.
Hypothesis: Participants who receive the intervention (n=57) will report more skin cancer-related preventive behaviors (e.g., mean of summed score of sun protection behaviors such as use of sunscreen, etc.) at three month and six month follow-up compared to those in the control condition (n=57, who will receive general information about physical activity and nutrition).
- Detailed Description
Aim 1: The investigator will conduct individual interviews among key stakeholders such as health care providers and community leaders to plan a mobile skin cancer intervention among Hispanics. Data will be collected from individual interviews (n=10-12) among key stakeholders and triangulated with data from a funded pilot grant (focus groups and surveys with Hispanic community members) to gather information regarding Hispanics perceptions and behaviors related to skin cancer and suggestions for a WhatsApp intervention.
Aim 2: Employing a user-centered approach to develop a WhatsApp intervention to promote skin cancer risk-reduction behaviors among Hispanics and encourage engagement in the intervention. Use an iterative qualitative (focus groups with Hispanics, n=32; individual interviews with key stakeholders e.g., health care providers and community leaders, n=10-12) process to incorporate input from Hispanics and relevant stakeholders to develop a mobile WhatsApp intervention that is theory- and culturally-guided.
Aim 3: The investigators will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of this mobile intervention in a single-arm pre-, post-test pilot study among at-risk Hispanics.
Aim 4: Refine the intervention and conduct a pilot RCT (n = 114) using this mobile program among Hispanics at risk for skin cancer and assess the preliminary effects of the mobile intervention at 3-month (intervention completion) and 6-month follow-ups.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 114
- Self-report as Hispanics
- 18 years or older
- No personal history of skin cancer
- Report more than one skin cancer risk factor
- Do not engage in sufficient sun protection behaviors
- Have not conducted a SSE in the past three months
- Own a smartphone and will be willing to use WhatsApp
- Currently being treated for melanoma or nonmelanoma skin cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mobile skin cancer intervention Hispanics Skin Cancer intervention Conduct a pilot of the refined intervention among Hispanics to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the user-centered mobile skin cancer intervention program.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sun protection behavior by self-report The change is being assessed at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Mean score of use sunscreen with an SPF 30 or higher, seek shade, wear protective clothing, wear wide-brimmed hat, wear sunglasses
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wear sunglasses behavior by self-report The change is being assessed at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Wear sunglasses
Seek shade behavior by self-report The change is being assessed at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Seek shaded areas
Skin self-examination Changes at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Skin examination by oneself
Wear protective clothing behavior by self-report The change is being assessed at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Wear protective clothing
Wear wide-brimmed hat behavior by self-report The change is being assessed at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals Waer a wide brim hat
Skin examination by a health care professional Changes at baseline, three month and six month follow-up intervals skin examination by a health care professional
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
🇺🇸New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States