A Mobile Text Messaging Intervention for Indoor Tanning Addiction
NCT ID: NCT04055272
Last Updated: 2022-08-04
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
265 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-01-07
2022-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Text messaging
Participants in the text messaging intervention arm receive mobile text messages communicating the risks of indoor tanning and motivating cessation on their mobile phones
Mobile text messaging intervention
Participants in the intervention arm will receive text messages to their mobile phones designed to communicate the risks of indoor tanning and motivate cessation. The intervention exposure lasts for 4 weeks with messages sent 2 days each week. It is an interactive intervention that engages participants by asking them to respond to prompts, and sending indoor tanning message content in return on message days.
Control
Participants in the control arm receive no intervention
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Mobile text messaging intervention
Participants in the intervention arm will receive text messages to their mobile phones designed to communicate the risks of indoor tanning and motivate cessation. The intervention exposure lasts for 4 weeks with messages sent 2 days each week. It is an interactive intervention that engages participants by asking them to respond to prompts, and sending indoor tanning message content in return on message days.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age between 18 and 30 years
* Meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction
* Has access to the internet to complete study procedures
* Has personal mobile phone to complete study procedures
Exclusion Criteria
* Age less than 18 or greater than 30
* Does not meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction
* Does not have access to the internet to complete study procedures
* Does not have a personal mobile phone to complete study procedures
18 Years
30 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Georgetown University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Darren Mays, PhD, MPH
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Georgetown University
Locations
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Georgetown University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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STUDY00000474
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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