Clinical trial · Interventional
A Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention
The Feasibility of a Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention in a Sample of Young Adult Patients
- 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)
The specific aims of this research are: Aim 1 - To describe the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult patients in a dermatology clinic. Aim 2 - To examine whether or not the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult dermatology patients are associated with age, gender, level of education, marital status, contact with skin cancer, time outdoors, skin type, the reason for their visit, and the date of data collection. Aim 3 - To test the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach to UV protection counseling for young adult dermatology patients, as manifested by favorable changes in UV protection stages of change, UV protection self-efficacy, and UV protection attitudes.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Ultraviolet Rays | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- Brochure from the American Academy of Dermatology on protecting your skin from UV rays.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention
- description
- Participation in a brief motivational enhancement session. These participants also received the same American Academy of Dermatology brochure on protecting your skin from UV rays.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- UV Protection Stages of Change
- timeFrame
- 6 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 30 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Dermatology patient presenting for scheduled appointment * 18-30 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Seeking treatment for sunburn * Unable to read and understand English * Having previously received medical treatment from the interventionist
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