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- Clinical Trial NCT04176237
School-based Randomized Trial of SunSmart Interventions
November 25, 2019 updated by: Myles Cockburn, University of Southern California
A Novel Intervention to Improve Sun Exposure Awareness and Behavior in Children
The objective of this study is to test a novel classroom-based intervention to motivate youth to limit their sun exposure.
The intervention will make the process of learning about sun exposure more person-centered using individual dosimetry readings and feedback that will lead to individual plans for reducing sun exposure.
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Childhood sun exposure not only increases melanoma risk, but may establish lifetime patterns of exposure and protection.
Individuals receive a substantial proportion of lifetime exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) during childhood, and severe sunburns before age 20 may increase lifetime risk of developing melanoma.
The objective of this study is to test a novel classroom-based intervention to motivate youth to limit their sun exposure.
The intervention will make the process of learning about sun exposure more person-centered using individual dosimetry readings and feedback that will lead to individual plans for reducing sun exposure.
Building on the previously existing SunSmart program the investigators have been conducting in 20 local Los Angeles schools in partnership with USC's Joint Education Project (JEP), this study will implement a Randomized Controlled Trial among 5th-6th graders (aged 10-14), comparing this new education-feedback approach to the existing SunSmart education-only program, testing knowledge, attitudes and behavior before and after the intervention.
In a subset of students, the investigators will collect real time UV exposure data using personal dosimetry as a Gold Standard measure of change in UV exposure behaviors.
The study design randomizes at least 18 schools to 9 intervention or 9 non-intervention (control) schools, and students within each school all have pre- and post-tests.
The investigators will also select classrooms from each school across conditions to have students wear dosimeters pre- and post- Intervention/Control. Using a hierarchical cluster analysis with the school unit taken as random and students as repeated measures within school, the investigators will test the primary hypothesis that improvements in sun exposure behaviors are significantly higher than baseline at post-test in the Intervention than Control group, and that this may even occur without significant differences in sun exposure knowledge and attitudes between the two groups.
The investigators will additionally test the hypothesis that total UV exposures obtained from UV dosimetry are significantly lower than baseline in the Intervention than control group after Intervention.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
3750
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child in classrooms from selected schools in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Exclusion Criteria:
- All children will participate in the educational activities, unless they opt out of pre- and post-test questionnaires or are absent from school for any of the education sessions.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention
Schools receive 3 one hour lessons on sun safety, followed by a 1 hour UV dosimtery laboratory session.
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The UV Dosimetry Laboratory is a one hour lesson that incorporates science and health education - kids hypothesize what UV levels will be around the school yard, go and measure UV, review their results, and then come up with a SunSmart plan for playing in the school yard.
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No Intervention: Control
Schools receive 3 one hour lessons on sun safety.
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No Intervention: Observation
Schools do not receive any lessons.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in sun exposure behavior
Time Frame: One week after completion of education activities
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Self reported change in sun exposure behavior using 4 questions in a self-completed questionnaire
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One week after completion of education activities
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Myles G Cockburn, PhD, University of Southern California
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
January 1, 2014
Primary Completion (Actual)
January 10, 2017
Study Completion (Actual)
November 30, 2018
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 21, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 21, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
November 25, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 27, 2019
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 25, 2019
Last Verified
November 1, 2019
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- HS-11-00677
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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