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

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Skin Neoplasms

Treatments: Behavioral: Indoor tanning intervention; Behavioral: Standard of care control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03132012

1208010685

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Indoor tanning intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Web-based intervention modules to discourage tanning.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Indoor tanning intervention

standard of care control

Active Comparator group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Standard of care control