Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools

NCT ID: NCT06694571

Last Updated: 2025-10-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 38 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-10-14
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-08

Brief Summary

Drawing from prior school-based skin cancer prevention programs, we have adapted intervention materials to target rural high schoolers. Program components (including in-class education) will be co-implemented by the research team and participating school staff, with a focus on sustainability beyond the immediate study period. Interviews and surveys following initial implementation will evaluate both the effectiveness of the program.

Detailed Description

The STARS study pilot tests a skin cancer prevention intervention adapted for use in rural schools. Participants will be recruited from approximately 14 districts in Utah. We have established collaborations with schools, districts, and the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and they are committed to partnering with us on this project.

The research coordinator will contact district-level officials who will be asked to express their support of the study when facilitating the coordinator's contact with school principals and teachers (e.g., health teachers, science teachers). The research coordinator will also directly contact school principals and teachers to discuss participation in the study.

An intervention visit, lasting up to 90 minutes, will take place immediately following completion of a baseline survey. This intervention visit may be divided into 2 days, depending on the length of the class periods at the participating schools. During the intervention visit, students will receive general education on skin cancer and skin cancer prevention, complete a skin cancer risk self-assessment tool, and create a sun protection action plan for an outdoor activity.

One month later, participants will receive a brief (15-minute) post-intervention survey via email and/or text.

Conditions

Melanoma; Adolescents

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Skin cancer prevention education

Program components of a rural-adapted skin cancer prevention intervention (i.e., education, action planning exercise, risk assessment activity) will be co-implemented by the research team and participating school staff during a single- or double-session, in-class visit lasting up to 90 minutes. Students will be asked to complete surveys at baseline and one month post-intervention.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

An intervention visit, lasting up to 90 minutes, will take place during fall, immediately following completion of a baseline survey. This intervention visit may be divided into 2 days, depending on the length of the class periods at the participating schools. During the intervention visit, participants will receive general education on skin cancer and skin cancer prevention, complete a skin cancer risk self-assessment tool, and create a sun protection action plan for an outdoor activity.

One month later, participants will receive a brief (15-minute) post-intervention survey via email and/or text.

Interventions

Skin cancer prevention educational presentation and activities

An intervention visit, lasting up to 90 minutes, will take place during fall, immediately following completion of a baseline survey. This intervention visit may be divided into 2 days, depending on the length of the class periods at the participating schools. During the intervention visit, participants will receive general education on skin cancer and skin cancer prevention, complete a skin cancer risk self-assessment tool, and create a sun protection action plan for an outdoor activity.

One month later, participants will receive a brief (15-minute) post-intervention survey via email and/or text.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Students are eligible if they are enrolled in a Utah high school (e.g. grades 9-12).

Exclusion Criteria

• None

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Utah

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tammy Stump

Visiting Instructor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

174239

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id