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The proposed study will assess the current sun safety policies and practices in programs for young children and to determine the willingness of stakeholders to incorporate more protective measures.

The primary hypothesis is that children in Head Start programs, daycare programs, elementary schools, or summer camps are exposed to significant UV radiation throughout the day, and are not adequately protected with sunscreen, hats, or sun-protective clothing. The secondary hypothesis is that these programs value sun safety as an important health behavior, but probably do not have the funding avilable to make it a priority.


Clinical Trial Description

The study aims are:

1. To assess current exposure to sun and UV in programs of children participating in an early childhood educational program.

2. To assess current policies regarding sun protection and sunscreen use in programs for early childhood education.

3. To assess the current attitudes towards sun safety among caregivers and teachers in programs for early childhood education.

4. To explore association of sun protective behaviors with risk factors such as socioeconomic status, per student classroom budget, program setting (i.e. urban, suburban, or rural), race/ethnicity, size of school program, school budget for supplies, and ages of children enrolled in program.

The sample of stakeholders, who will be surveyed, is consistent with samples used in our prior research. A sample size of 250 phone interviews will be adequate to show trends in sun safety policies among early education programs. Power analysis is based on the use of sun protection, our primary outcome. Our preliminary data show that 15% of schools almost always or always schedule outdoor activities to avoid times when the sun was at peak intensity. The sample size required to sensitively detect a 20% difference in using sun protection between those that comply with recommendations and those that do not is 250 respondents assuming an alpha < 0.05 and power >= 0.8 in a two-tailed test on a two-group sample. This sample size will adequately power the study for detecting 30% difference in sun protection use between the two groups. ;


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NCT number NCT03199573
Study type Observational
Source Northwestern University
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date July 1, 2017
Completion date July 28, 2017

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