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

December 10, 2020 updated by: June Robinson, Northwestern University

Analysis of Tanning Attitudes and Behaviors by Young Adult Sexual Minority Males in the Greater Chicago Area

The purpose of this study is to: a) identify enablers and barriers to deliberate ultraviolet light exposure by young sexual minority men (SMM), and b) quantify the extent of their deliberate ultraviolet light exposure.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Aim 1: To develop survey items to assess tanning attitudes and behaviors Nine survey items used by the PI in previous deliberate tanning research were adapted with the expert consensus of members of Northwestern's Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. Discussions with the PI, research personnel and members of the institute developed the hypothesis that in addition to the previously reported appearance motivations young SMM may be engaging in tanning (indoors or outdoors) as a social activity. A tenth survey item was developed to assess deliberate tanning as a social activity.

Aim 2: Analyze the tanning attitudes and behavior data acquired in an online survey of young adult sexual minority males, who regularly participate in the RADAR study.

RADAR is a longitudinal study with cohorts from the greater Chicago region recruited between 2008 and 2015. The 10 survey items about tanning attitudes and behaviors were added to the online survey that examines SMMs' behavior in the prior 6 months. This is a secondary analysis of registry data acquired by the RADAR study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

537

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology

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

18 years to 39 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

RADAR is a longitudinal study with cohorts from the greater Chicago region recruited between 2008 and 2015. Participants respond to online surveys every 6 months.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Young adult SMM (age 18-39)
  • Able to read English
  • Have internet access
  • Willing to complete the online survey

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Males who never deliberately tan
Males responded to an anonymous online survey that they never deliberately tan
Other: no intervention
This is a secondary analysis of registry data.
Males who ever deliberately tan
Males responded to an anonymous online survey that they had ever deliberately tan
Other: no intervention
This is a secondary analysis of registry data.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Outdoor Tanning Motives
Time Frame: 14 days
The 95 participants who self-reported deliberate tanning responded to 7 online survey items reported in the analysis population description.
14 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northwestern University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 15, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 5, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 5, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 22, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 22, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

May 28, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 5, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 10, 2020

Last Verified

December 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • STU00206314

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Since all data is deidentified, the results cannot be shared individually; however, the results may be provided to the entire cohort in a newsletter.

Study Data/Documents

  1. Clinical Study Report
    Information comments: Mustanski, Brian. Multilevel Influences on HIV and Substance Use in a YMSM Cohort (RADAR) - Visit #1, Chicago Metropolitan Area, 2015-2018. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-03-19.

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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