Behavioral Intervention in Reducing Indoor Tanning

Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Subject

Treatments: Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Internet-Based Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03448224

131315 (Other Identifier)

K07CA175115 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

P30CA072720 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Pro2013003349 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2018-00063 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial tests the efficacy of a behavioral intervention works in reducing indoor tanning. Artificial ultraviolet indoor tanning increases the chance of developing skin cancers. Behavioral interventions use techniques to help participants change the way they react to environmental triggers that may cause a negative reaction.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

To develop and evaluate an online tailored indoor tanning (IT) intervention based on findings from phase 1.

OUTLINE:

INTERVENTION: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Participants receive intervention, weekly text messages about IT reduction, and personalized booster intervention. Participants then receive text messages twice weekly for 4 weeks.

GROUP II: Participants are placed on wait-list and may receive full intervention after follow-up.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3 months.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Use of IT at least 25 times in the past year
• Women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 2 patient groups

Group I (web-based Indoor Tanning intervention)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive intervention, weekly text messages about IT reduction, and personalized booster intervention. Participants then receive text messages twice weekly for 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Other: Internet-Based Intervention

Group II (wait-list)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants are placed on wait-list and may receive full intervention after follow-up.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration