Social-Media Intervention in Reducing Tanning in High-Risk Tanners

Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

Status: Completed

Conditions: Health Status Unknown

Treatments: Other: Lifestyle and Values Intervention; Other: Survey Administration; Other: Lifestyle Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03441321

R01CA218068 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

P30CA072720 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

NCI-2018-00168 (Registry Identifier)

56153

Pro20170000184

131704 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial studies how well social-media intervention works in reducing tanning in high-risk indoor and outdoor tanners. Social-media intervention delivered via Facebook may help to promote healthy behaviors, positive body image, and to understand young women's perception of a social media campaign.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To conduct a randomized control trial to examine the efficacy of the intervention versus (vs.) a Facebook-delivered control group on reducing tanning behavior among high-risk indoor and outdoor tanners.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Participants periodically read the content on the study-specific secret Facebook group related to living a healthy lifestyle including avoiding tanning and excessive ultraviolet exposure, managing stress, healthy eating, promoting physically active lifestyles, and promoting a healthy body image, and participate in the group by providing reactions, commenting on the posts, or by sharing study relevant information within the group for 8 weeks.

GROUP II: Participants participate in secret Facebook groups that utilize content from the intervention content library related to other health topics of interest (e.g., physical activity, healthy eating, alcohol misuse prevention, stress reduction, sleep) for 8 weeks.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3, 8, and 18 months post baseline assessment.

Enrollment: 407 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• High-risk indoor or outdoor tanner (defined as using an indoor tanning bed or intentionally tanning outdoors at least 10 times in the previous 12 months)
• Use of Facebook at least 4 times per week

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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407 participants in 2 patient groups

Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants periodically read the content on the study-specific private and hidden Facebook group related to living a healthy lifestyle including avoiding tanning and excessive ultraviolet exposure, managing stress, healthy eating, promoting physically active lifestyles, and promoting a healthy body image, and participate in the group by providing reactions, commenting on the posts, or by sharing study relevant information within the group for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Survey Administration

Other: Lifestyle and Values Intervention

Group II (focusing on other health topics)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants participate in private and hidden Facebook groups that utilize content from the intervention content library related to other health topics of interest (e.g., physical activity, healthy eating, alcohol misuse prevention, stress reduction, sleep) for 8 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Lifestyle Intervention

Other: Survey Administration