Couple-focused Intervention for Sun Protection

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Skin Cancer Prevention

Treatments: Behavioral: Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention; Behavioral: Sun Safe Partners Online

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04549675

131503 (Other Identifier)

Pro20150001694

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this pilot study is to develop and test a couple-based intervention to increase sun protection practices. First, the investigators will develop the intervention website, Sun Safe Partners online. Next, the investigators will gather feedback and preferences for content in a small sample of couples who do not regularly engage in sun protection practices. The investigators will also gather preliminary information regarding the impact of the couple-based intervention.

Full description

Aim 1: To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a couple-based sun protection intervention.

Aim 2: To examine the impact of the couple-based sun protection intervention on sun protection practices, individual attitudes, relationship perspective on sun protection, and couples' discussion with each other and their supportive communications about sun protection.

Aim 3: To develop and refine a SunSafe Partners online intervention. This process includes refining existing intervention content drawn from the first phase of this pilot research as well as formative and usability studies to obtain user-generated feedback on additional content and the approach.

Aim 4: To gather pilot data on participation in and evaluations of the Sun Safe partner's intervention from Aim 3.

Arm 1: Web-based intervention called Sun Safe Partners Online

Arm 2: Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention- 4 links emailed to participants

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Both partners age 18-75 years or 19-75 in Nebraska and Alabama given the age of majority in those states;
2. Married or co-habiting with a significant other for at least one year;
3. Partner 1 willing to to provide contact information for their spouse;
4. Partner 1 and spouse respond with never, rarely, sometimes, or often to question " When outdoors in warm weather, how often do participants protect their skin (by staying in the shade or covering your body with protective clothes or 30+ SPF sunscreen)?" Those who respond with always to this question will be excluded.
5. Partner 1 and spouse have an email account and internet access.

Exclusion criteria

Partner 1 and spouse/partner have a personal history of skin cancer (non-melanoma or melanoma)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm 1 Sun Safe Partners Online Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based intervention called Sun Safe Partners Online. Website developed by the study team. Participants received individual username and password to login.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Sun Safe Partners Online

Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Publicly online available skin cancer and sun protection information emailed to participants in 4 seperate email links.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Generic Online Sun Safety Information intervention