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A Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention

NCT ID: NCT00705887

Last Updated: 2008-06-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-06-30

Brief Summary

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The specific aims of this research are:

Aim 1 - To describe the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult patients in a dermatology clinic.

Aim 2 - To examine whether or not the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult dermatology patients are associated with age, gender, level of education, marital status, contact with skin cancer, time outdoors, skin type, the reason for their visit, and the date of data collection.

Aim 3 - To test the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach to UV protection counseling for young adult dermatology patients, as manifested by favorable changes in UV protection stages of change, UV protection self-efficacy, and UV protection attitudes.

Detailed Description

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Although skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, it is highly preventable by reducing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. However, recent primary prevention efforts have been inadequate in evoking behavior change, as manifested by increasing rates of ultraviolet radiation exposure, particularly among young adults. These findings indicate the need to research novel approaches to skin cancer prevention.

Motivational enhancement techniques facilitate patient-centered, directive discussions wherein practitioners provide clear structure and encourage patients to play an active role in the consultation. The use of motivational enhancement techniques for health behavior change in medical settings has thus far yielded encouraging results for other health behavior change topics, but research has not yet investigated the application of these techniques to skin cancer prevention discussions.

Conditions

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Ultraviolet Rays Motivation

Keywords

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Ultraviolet Rays Motivation Health Education Randomized Controlled Trial Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Control

Brochure from the American Academy of Dermatology on protecting your skin from UV rays.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Participation in a brief motivational enhancement session. These participants also received the same American Academy of Dermatology brochure on protecting your skin from UV rays.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The motivational enhancement intervention lasted 5-8 minutes and consisted of gaining the client's permission to address the topic of skin cancer prevention, exchanging information through the elicit-provide-elicit strategy of information exchange, and summarization/ conclusion based on verbal and nonverbal cues from the participant.

Interventions

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Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention

The motivational enhancement intervention lasted 5-8 minutes and consisted of gaining the client's permission to address the topic of skin cancer prevention, exchanging information through the elicit-provide-elicit strategy of information exchange, and summarization/ conclusion based on verbal and nonverbal cues from the participant.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Dermatology patient presenting for scheduled appointment
* 18-30 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* Seeking treatment for sunburn
* Unable to read and understand English
* Having previously received medical treatment from the interventionist
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Oregon Health and Science University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Oregon Health & Science University

Principal Investigators

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Christina P Linton, FNP-BC, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Oregon Health and Science University

Nancy Press, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Oregon Health and Science University

Locations

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Central Utah Clinic, Dermatology

Provo, Utah, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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IRB00002996

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id