Social-Media Intervention in Reducing Tanning in High-Risk Tanners

Health Status Unknown Clinical Trial

Official title:

Randomized Trial of a Social Media-Delivered Intervention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03441321
• Other study ID #: 56153
• Secondary ID: NCI-2018-00168Pr
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: November 21, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: University of Kentucky
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To conduct a randomized control trial to examine the efficacy of the intervention versus (vs.) a Facebook-delivered control group on reducing tanning behavior among high-risk indoor and outdoor tanners.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I: Participants periodically read the content on the study-specific secret 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: Participants participate in secret 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.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 3, 8, and 18 months post baseline assessment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 407
• Est. completion date: November 21, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: January 18, 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Status Unknown

Intervention

Other:
• Lifestyle and Values Intervention
Participate in Facebook group focusing on avoiding tanning and promoting healthy body image
• Lifestyle Intervention
Participate in Facebook group focusing on other health topics
• Survey Administration
Ancillary studies

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Kentucky	Lexington	Kentucky

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Jerod L Stapleton, PhD	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of indoor or outdoor tanning sessions assessed using surveys	Multilevel models (e.g., random coefficient) will be used to test the primary study hypothesis that participants who received the intervention will report less combined indoor and outdoor tanning behavior at a 8-month follow-up compared to those who received the control. If necessary, sensitivity analyses may control for individual-level covariates.	At 8 months
Secondary	Indoor and outdoor tanning behavior assessed using surveys	Multilevel models (e.g., random coefficient) will be used. If necessary, sensitivity analyses may control for individual-level covariates.	At 18 months
Secondary	Skin burns from indoor and outdoor tanning assessed using surveys	Multilevel models (e.g., random coefficient) will be used. If necessary, sensitivity analyses may control for individual-level covariates.	At 8 months
Secondary	Tanning intentions assessed using surveys	Multilevel models (e.g., random coefficient) will be used. If necessary, sensitivity analyses may control for individual-level covariates.	At 8 months