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NCT Number: NCT01508013

An Appearance-Based Intervention to Reduce Teen Skin Cancer Risk

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a skin cancer prevention website is effective at reduce female teenagers' desire to use indoor tanning and ultimately their use of indoor tanning over an 18 month period.

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Key information

Conditions

Skin Cancer Carcinoma Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Melanoma Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms, Basal Cell Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Neuroectodermal Tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors Nevi and Melanomas Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

12 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee, 37614, United States

About this study

The project is designed to improve the understanding of, and ability to affect UV risk behavior in teenage populations. The International Agency for Research in Cancer classifies indoor tanning as "carcinogenic to humans." There is evidence that female indoor tanning use increases dramatically from freshman to senior years of high school (e.g., 25-40% of older high school girls) making high school a critical time period for anti-tanning interventions to be carried out. This proposal assesses the effectiveness of a skin cancer prevention website for a nationally representative sample of high school teens in a randomized controlled trial. Teens exposed to the website will report reduced indoor tanning intentions, frequency and overall percentage of users while increasing sun protective behaviors at long-term (i.e 18 month) follow-up.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Teenager between 12 and 18 years old; has either indoor tanned in the past year or has indicated their intentions to indoor tan in the coming year.

Exclusion criteria

  • None other than not meeting inclusion criteria.

Treatment and study plan

Appearance-Focused Website Intervention

Behavioral

The intervention is a teen-friendly website with information concerning the health and appearance effects of indoor tanning.

Control website

Behavioral

The control website contains information about alcohol and drug abuse which is oriented for a teen audience.

Primary outcomes

  1. Indoor Tanning Behavior

    Time frame: 12 months

    Self-report measure of the number of times the teenager has indoor tanned over 12 month time period. The self-report measure has been validated in previous studies.

  2. Indoor Tanning Intentions

    Time frame: 12 months

    A validated measure of the teenagers intentions to use indoor tanning in the next 12 months. Indoor tanning intentions are measured on a scale that ranges from 1 (definitely do not intend to indoor tan; better) to 7 (definitely do intend to indoor tan; worse).

  3. Indoor Tanning Willingness

    Time frame: 12 months

    Scale that measures adolescents willingness to indoor tan in the future. Indoor tanning willingness is measured on a scale that ranges from 1 (definitely not willing; better) to 7 (definitely willing; worse).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

East Tennessee State University

Other

Registry information

Acronym: iSTART

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jan 11, 2012
Registry last updated
Jun 2, 2016

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