Sun Protection of Kidney Transplant Recipients
Internet-Based Sun Protection Program for Kidney Transplantation Recipients
1 other identifier
interventional
335
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This study is being done to evaluate the effectiveness of a Sun Protection Strategies internet-based program for kidney transplant recipients. Since the medication taken to preserve the kidney transplant puts kidney transplant recipients at increased risk of developing a sunburn as well a skin cancer, the program will help people learn how to practice effective sun protection for their condition.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2013
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
Click on a node to explore related trials.
Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 13, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 20, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2015
CompletedApril 23, 2015
April 1, 2015
1.3 years
July 13, 2012
April 21, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Use of sun protection
Use of sun protection will be measured using 10 questions about what a person regularly does in summer during a warm sunny day and during a cloudy day regarding: 1) use of sunscreen; 2) wearing hat; 3) shirt with sleeves; 4) sunglasses; and 5) staying in the shade. The scores for these questions will be summed to derive a dichotomous measure of sun protection use (1= use of sun protection often or always; 0 otherwise).
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Level of sun burn or skin irritation from the sun
6 weeks
Forearm skin pigment
6 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Sun Protection Education
EXPERIMENTALDistribution of the internet-based sun protection educational program.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONDistribution of general skin care information.
Interventions
Prior to summer, KTRs who agree to participate will receive a text message with their access code to the Internet intervention to access from their homes on a personal device. After online completion of baseline assessments, participants will be randomized to receive the intervention or general skin care information (control). Following the initial use, the participants may revisit the Internet intervention on a personal device or at the doctor's office on a tablet PC. Over the next 6 weeks, sun protection text reminders will be sent to intervention KTRs' cell phones and they will respond that they read the message. Control participants will receive text messages about general skin care.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Subjects with a history of kidney transplantation within the last 5 years
- Speaks English
- Can see to read
- Lives in the greater Chicago area and can attend a cognitive interview session
- years old
You may not qualify if:
- Unable to speak English
- Cognitive impairment or neurologic disease
- Dementia or insufficient cognitive skills to follow instructions provided at a sixth grade language level
- Has had a skin cancer
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Northwestern Memorial Faculty Foundation
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Related Publications (4)
Campbell ZC, Dawson JK, Kirkendall SM, McCaffery KJ, Jansen J, Campbell KL, Lee VW, Webster AC. Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Dec 6;12(12):CD012026. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012026.pub2.
PMID: 36472416DERIVEDRobinson JK, Friedewald JJ, Desai A, Gordon EJ. Response Across the Health-Literacy Spectrum of Kidney Transplant Recipients to a Sun-Protection Education Program Delivered on Tablet Computers: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Cancer. 2015 Aug 18;1(2):e8. doi: 10.2196/cancer.4787.
PMID: 28410176DERIVEDRobinson JK, Guevara Y, Gaber R, Clayman ML, Kwasny MJ, Friedewald JJ, Gordon EJ. Efficacy of a sun protection workbook for kidney transplant recipients: a randomized controlled trial of a culturally sensitive educational intervention. Am J Transplant. 2014 Dec;14(12):2821-9. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12932. Epub 2014 Nov 13.
PMID: 25395386DERIVEDGuevara Y, Gaber R, Clayman ML, Gordon EJ, Friedewald J, Robinson JK. Sun protection education for diverse audiences: need for skin cancer pictures. J Cancer Educ. 2015 Mar;30(1):187-9. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0661-7.
PMID: 24788983DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
June K. Robinson, M.D.
Northwestern University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Research Professor of Dermatology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 13, 2012
First Posted
July 20, 2012
Study Start
November 1, 2013
Primary Completion
March 1, 2015
Study Completion
March 1, 2015
Last Updated
April 23, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-04