Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools (STARS)

March 13, 2026 updated by: University of Utah

STARS (Sun Protection and Tanning Awareness in Rural Schools)

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84109
        • Huntsman Cancer Institute

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

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 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.
Behavioral: 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sun Protection Index Scores - Weekday
Time Frame: Baseline and One-month time points, up to one month
Surveys (a baseline and a 1 month follow-up) will assess changes in sun protection, measured as an average of the frequency of sun protection items (on a 1-5 scale). Lower scores indicate less sun protection, and higher scores indicate more sun protection. The outcome variable is value at one month minus value at baseline.
Baseline and One-month time points, up to one month
Sun Protection Index Scores - Weekend Day
Time Frame: Baseline and One-month time points, up to one month
Surveys (a baseline and a 1 month follow-up) will assess changes in sun protection, measured as an average of the frequency of sun protection items (on a 1-5 scale). Lower scores indicate less sun protection, and higher scores indicate more sun protection. The outcome variable is value at one month minus value at baseline.
Baseline and One-month time points, up to one month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Utah

Collaborators

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Tammy K Stump, PhD, University of Utah

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)

October 14, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 8, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

March 8, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 15, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 15, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

November 19, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 13, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 174239
  • UM1TR004409 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

We will share deidentified self-report responses to surveys.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

4/1/2025-4/1/2028

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

These data will be available upon request to the principal investigator, Tammy Stump, Tammy.stump.hci.utah.edu. Data will be shared with other investigators who propose specific aims/hypotheses in order to identify the data elements required.

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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