Social Media Campaign for Skin Cancer Prevention

Overseen By Jerod Stapleton, PhD

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Female

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: Unknown

407 Participants Needed

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

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.

Research Team

Jerod Stapleton, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Kentucky

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for high-risk tanners who have used indoor tanning beds or intentionally tanned outdoors at least 10 times in the past year and use Facebook at least four times a week. It's not specified who can't join.

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

Treatment Details

Interventions

• Social-Media Intervention

Trial Overview The study is testing if a social-media intervention via Facebook can reduce tanning behaviors among high-risk indoor and outdoor tanners, aiming to promote healthy behaviors and positive body image.

Participant Groups

Group I: Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image) Experimental Treatment 2 Interventions

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.

Group II: Group II (focusing on other health topics) Active Control 2 Interventions

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.

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Jerod L Stapleton, PhD

Lead Sponsor

Trials

3

Recruited

760+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials

14,080

Recruited

41,180,000+