This trial provides information about skin cancer risk and prevention to undergraduate students. This trial tests several risk communication strategies to improve college students’ engagement in skin cancer prevention behaviors, including sun protection behaviors (sunscreen, protective clothing, shade, peak ultraviolet radiation hours avoidance) and avoiding tanning behaviors (indoor, outdoor, unintentional).
Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT03979872.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. To test the feasibility of providing young people with skin cancer prevention education and/or personalized feedback on their risk for skin cancer using novel methods of communicating this risk.
II. Examine the effects that the education and risk feedback have on individuals’ reported sun protection and tanning behaviors.
OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 4 arms.
ARM I: Participants receive education on the importance of skin cancer prevention behaviors (e.g., sunscreen, protective clothing) and avoiding tanning and sunburns. Participants also receive a handout to take home and review.
ARM II: Participants have ultraviolet (UV) light photo taken of their face and receive education as in Arm I.
ARM III: Participants undergo collection of saliva sample for MC1R testing and receive education as in Arm I.
ARM IV: Participants have UV light photo taken of their face, undergo collection of saliva sample for MC1R testing, and receive education as in Arm I.
Trial PhaseNo phase specified
Trial Typeprevention
Lead OrganizationHuntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
Principal InvestigatorKimberly Kaphingst
