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Social Media Campaign for Skin Cancer Prevention

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Led By Jerod Stapleton, PhD
Research Sponsored by Jerod L Stapleton, PhD
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at 8 months
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Study Summary

This trial looks at how well a social media campaign can reduce indoor and outdoor tanning among young women who are at high risk for skin cancer.

Who is the study for?
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.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
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.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves lifestyle interventions and surveys rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience changes in behavior or attitudes towards tanning.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at 8 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at 8 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Number of indoor or outdoor tanning sessions assessed using surveys
Secondary outcome measures
Indoor and outdoor tanning behavior assessed using surveys
Skin burns from indoor and outdoor tanning assessed using surveys
Tanning intentions assessed using surveys

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image)Experimental Treatment2 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 Control2 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.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Jerod L Stapleton, PhDLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
54 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,657 Previous Clinical Trials
40,933,260 Total Patients Enrolled
Jerod Stapleton, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Kentucky
1 Previous Clinical Trials
54 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Social-Media Intervention Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03441321 — N/A
Unknown Health Status Research Study Groups: Group II (focusing on other health topics), Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image)
Unknown Health Status Clinical Trial 2023: Social-Media Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03441321 — N/A
Social-Media Intervention 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03441321 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What results are researchers hoping to gain from this experiment?

"The primary goal of this 6-month clinical trial is to estimate the number of indoor and outdoor tanning sessions through surveys. Secondary outcomes include skin burns from both indoor and outdoor sources, as well as intentions to continue tanning in the future, all determined by multilevel models (e.g., random coefficient) with sensitivity analyses potentially accounting for individual covariates."

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Is there still capacity for participants in this trial?

"The information present on clinicaltrials.gov reports that this medical trial is actively recruiting patients, with the initial post occuring June 1st 2019 and a recent edit made on October 20th 2022."

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How can I join this experiment?

"In order to be eligible for this clinical trial, prospective participants must have a health status of unknown and lie within the 18-25 age bracket. The study organisers plan on recruiting 400 people in total."

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What is the capacity of enrollees for this investigation?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this ongoing trial was first posted on June 1st 2019 and has recently been updated as of October 20th 2022. The study is presently enrolling 400 patients across one medical centre."

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Are older individuals above the age of 45 eligible to take part in this trial?

"This clinical trial seeks to include individuals aged 18 and above but under 25."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Social-Media Intervention in Reducing Tanning in High-Risk Tanners
Jerod L Stapleton, PhD 2019. "Social-Media Intervention in Reducing Tanning in High-Risk Tanners". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03441321.
~49 spots leftby Jan 2025
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