Clinical trial · Interventional
Sun Protection for Florida's Children
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Purpose of the project is to develop a school-based intervention aimed at increasing hat use when children are outside at home and at school. The intervention is targeted to fourth grade children in Hillsborough County, Florida and is based on Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. It is structured to accomplish the following goals: (a) increase sun protection knowledge of children in regards to hat use,(b) foster more positive attitudes in regard to wearing hats,(c) change the subjective norms of wearing hats (d) target persons that children perceive as controlling their behavior of wearing hats(parents,teachers) and increase the use of hats when children are outdoors at school(primary outcome) and when outdoors at times other than school(secondary outcome).
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Cancer | Malignant Skin Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increasing hat use | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Sun Protection Intervention
- description
- School based sun protection education, provision of free hats.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Increasing hat use
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control arm
- description
- Usual sun protection practices
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Increase the use of hats when children are outside at school
- timeFrame
- june 2008
Secondary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 8 Years
- Maximum age
- 11 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * One fourth/one fifth grade class. * 20 students minimum. * 25% of students are Caucasian. * Principle/teachers agree to participate. * Majority of parents agree to participate. * Majority of 4th grade students provide written assent. * One outdoor session lasting 20 minutes once per week where children are directly exposed to the sun. * Outdoor session in an area observable by data monitors. * School can accommodate intervention components of study. * School environment stable over the intervention period. * Randomized control school delay sun protection initiatives until project is completed. Exclusion Criteria: \-
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDRoetzheim RG, Love-Jackson KM, Hunter SG, Lee JH, Chen R, Abdulla R, Wells KJ. A cluster randomized trial of sun protection at elementary schools. Results from year 2. Am J Prev Med. 2011 Dec;41(6):615-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.08.005. PMID 22099239
- DERIVEDHunter S, Wells KJ, Jacobsen PB, Lee JH, Boulware D, Love-Jackson K, Abdulla R, Roetzheim RG. Assessment of elementary school students' sun protection behaviors. Pediatr Dermatol. 2010 Mar-Apr;27(2):182-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00940.x. Epub 2009 Jul 20. PMID 19686304