Trial Outcomes & Findings for Deliberate Ultraviolet Light Exposure to Get a Tan by Young Adult Sexual Minority Males (NCT NCT04404907)

NCT ID: NCT04404907

Last Updated: 2021-01-05

Results Overview

The 95 participants who self-reported deliberate tanning responded to 7 online survey items reported in the analysis population description.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

537 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

14 days

Results posted on

2021-01-05

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Males Who Never Deliberately Tan
Registry survey of males responded with a history of never deliberately (intentionallly) tanned
Males Who Ever Deliberately Tanned
Registry survey of males responded with a history of ever deliberately (intentionallly) tanned to make their skin appear darker
Overall Study
STARTED
442
95
Overall Study
Occasional Tan
0
88
Overall Study
Frequent Tan
0
7
Overall Study
COMPLETED
442
95
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Deliberate Ultraviolet Light Exposure to Get a Tan by Young Adult Sexual Minority Males

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Males Who Never Deliberately Tan
n=442 Participants
Registry survey of males responded with a history of never deliberately (intentionallly) tanned
Males Who Ever Deliberately Tanned
n=95 Participants
Registry survey of males responded with a history of ever deliberately (intentionallly) tanned to make their skin appear darker
Total
n=537 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
24.71 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.2 • n=5 Participants
24.14 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.8 • n=7 Participants
24.42 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.9 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
442 Participants
n=5 Participants
95 Participants
n=7 Participants
537 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
136 Participants
n=5 Participants
41 Participants
n=7 Participants
177 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
306 Participants
n=5 Participants
54 Participants
n=7 Participants
360 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
17 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
171 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
180 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
221 Participants
n=5 Participants
75 Participants
n=7 Participants
296 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
31 Participants
n=5 Participants
9 Participants
n=7 Participants
40 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
442 participants
n=5 Participants
95 participants
n=7 Participants
537 participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
high school or less
108 Participants
n=5 Participants
14 Participants
n=7 Participants
122 Participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
trade school
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
16 Participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
some college
189 Participants
n=5 Participants
32 Participants
n=7 Participants
221 Participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
college graduate
94 Participants
n=5 Participants
38 Participants
n=7 Participants
132 Participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
some graduate school
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
6 Participants
n=7 Participants
25 Participants
n=5 Participants
Highest level of education
graduate degree
20 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
21 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 14 days

Population: Responses to 7 survey items using Likert scale \[1= strongly disagree (not at all concerned), 3= neither agree nor disagree, 5= strongly agree (extremely concerned)\] were entered online

The 95 participants who self-reported deliberate tanning responded to 7 online survey items reported in the analysis population description.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Occasional Tanning
n=88 Participants
Males who deliberately (intentionally tanned) 2-10 times in 3 months
Frequent Tanning
n=7 Participants
Males who intentionally tanned 10 or more times in 3 months
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Most other gay and bisexual guys like me feel more attractive with a tan
3.64 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.01
3.81 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.05
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Tanning helps me relax
4.10 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.78
4.29 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.70
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Feel more confident with a tan
3.09 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.80
3.03 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.13
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Go tanning with others as a social activity
4.09 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.80
4.55 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.31
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Important to protect skin from the sun
3.07 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.73
3.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.10
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Concern about skin cancer
2.86 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.86
3.00 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.41
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Chance of getting skin cancer is high
3.01 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.88
3.07 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.50

Adverse Events

Males Who Never Deliberately Tan

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Males Who Ever Deliberately Tanned

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. June Robinson

Northwestern University

Phone: 312-503-5941

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place