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

NCT03441321 | Completed Results

• 6 other identifiers: 56153NCI-2018-00168Pro20170000184131704P30CA072720R01CA218068
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 407
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Health Status Unknown

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total Tanning Sessions

  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. For reporting purposes, total number of tanning session were summed. Items are measured on open-ended scales with minimum value of 0. Higher numbers report higher rates of tanning, a worse outcome considering it is a risk factor for skin cancer development.

  At 8 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Indoor and Outdoor Tanning Behavior Assessed Using Surveys

  At 18 months

• Skin Burns From Indoor and Outdoor Tanning Assessed Using Surveys

  At 18 months

• Tanning Intentions Assessed Using Surveys

  At 8 months

Study Arms (2)

Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants periodically read the content on the study-specific private and hidden 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.

Other: Lifestyle and Values Intervention; Other: Survey Administration

Group II (focusing on other health topics)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants participate in private and hidden 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.

Other: Lifestyle Intervention; Other: Survey Administration

Interventions

Lifestyle and Values Intervention OTHER

Participate in Facebook group focusing on avoiding tanning and promoting healthy body image

Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image)

Lifestyle Intervention OTHER

Participate in Facebook group focusing on other health topics

Group II (focusing on other health topics)

Survey Administration OTHER

Ancillary studies

Group I (focusing on tanning and healthy body image); Group II (focusing on other health topics)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator
• Jerod L Stapleton, PhD: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Stapleton JL, Manne SL, Pagoto SL, Leip A, Greene K, Hillhouse JJ, Merritt AS, Shelton BJ. A Social Media-Delivered Melanoma Prevention Program for Young Women Engaged in Frequent UV Tanning: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Mar 19;13:e56562. doi: 10.2196/56562.

  PMID: 38502173 DERIVED

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Jerod Stapleton
• Organization: University of Kentucky

jerod.stapleton@uky.edu

859 323 7224

Study Officials

• Jerod Stapleton, PhD

  University of Kentucky

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2018
• First Posted: February 22, 2018
• Study Start: June 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 19, 2024
• Study Completion: November 19, 2024
• Last Updated: February 27, 2026
• Results First Posted: February 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)