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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05908435
Other study ID # IRB22-1402
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date June 3, 2023
Est. completion date December 2024

Study information

Verified date June 2023
Source Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Contact Alan Geller, MPH, RN
Phone 617-432-1648
Email ageller@hsph.harvard.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate the use of publicly available free sunscreen dispensers at Maine beaches and Boston parks. Aim 1: Determine the impact of DFS+ (dispensers, flyers, enhanced signage, + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors) sun protection education on the use of free sunscreen dispensers by adolescents ages 12-18 compared with DFS (dispensers, flyers, standard signage). Aim 2: Outcomes evaluation to assess the effects of the sunscreen dispensers and the sun-safety educational intervention on sun protection knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within the community. Aim 3: Cost Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis


Description:

The investigators will build on the pioneering work of IMPACT Melanoma which has provided free sunscreen dispensers to a general population. This study will build on IMPACT Melanoma's ability to install, maintain, and now for the first time, target and publicize the use of dispensers for a teen population. The investigators will test scalable methods for improving the use of free sunscreen dispensers by testing DFS interventions compared with the addition of social media led by teen ambassadors. The investigators will evaluate the impact of the intervention in both parks and beaches in Boston, MA and Maine.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 1200
Est. completion date December 2024
Est. primary completion date August 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 12 Years to 18 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Being a Boston or Maine youth ages 12-18 - Able to complete a survey in English Exclusion Criteria: - Not a Boston or Maine youth ages 12-18 - Not able to complete a survey in English

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Dispensers, Flyers, Enhanced Signage + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors
The study intervention is designed to increase utilization of free sunscreen dispensers, applying and reapplying sunscreen, and motivating use of other forms of sun protection by teens. IMPACT Melanoma will install and maintain free sunscreen dispensers at the study sites. Flyers will be posted at locations at the park/beach to inform people of the availability of free sunscreen and the location of the dispenser. 'Teen enhanced' signage will be present on the dispenser in the intervention parks/beaches. Teen ambassadors will share 3-5 posts to their social media platform over the course of 1 week encouraging sun protection practices and use of the free sunscreen dispenser (when the intervention is occurring at the study site).

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IMPACT Melanoma, Klein Buendel

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Dispenser utilization/Measured reduction in sunscreen levels in dispensers The investigators will count of the number of teens between the ages of 12 and 18 using the sunscreen dispenser in real-time at the park or beach as they are using the dispenser. This will serve as the numerator. The investigators will also conduct observations to determine an estimated number of teens who are the park on a given day. This will serve as the denominator. This count will be in real-time, counting the number of teens who we observe at the park or beach where the study is taking place. In real-time, up to 1 day
Primary Reported use of sunscreen from surveys completed by teens Survey responses about sunscreen use In real-time, up to 1 day
Secondary Sun prevention practices Survey responses about sun protection practices In real-time, up to 1 day
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