Clinical trial · Interventional
Young Melanoma Family Facebook Intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook Intervention in Improving Skin Examination in Participants With Melanoma and Their Families
Facebook Intervention for Young Onset Melanoma Patients and Families
- 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)
This trial studies how well Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook intervention works in improving skin examination in participants with melanoma and their families. Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook intervention may help improve total cutaneous examinations, skin self-examinations, and sun protection among first degree relatives of young onset participants and the participants themselves.
Conditions
Conditions (22)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Stage 0 Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage IIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage IIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage IIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage II Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| First Degree Relative |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 1 Young melanoma Family Facebook focusing on skin cancer
- description
- Participants join a secret Young melanoma Family Facebook Group and view post messages focusing on skin cancer for 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Informational Intervention
- Other: Survey Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 2 Healthy Lifestyle Facebook focusing on healthy lifestyle
- description
- Participants join a secret Healthy Lifestyle Facebook Group and view post messages focusing on healthy lifestyle for 12 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Informational Intervention
- Other: Survey Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENT: Diagnosed with stage 0-3 melanoma in the last 5 years * PATIENT: Age at diagnosis 18-39 years * PATIENT: Completed treatment at least 3 months previously * PATIENT: Recruited from New Jersey or California State Cancer Registry or MD Anderson Cancer Center * PATIENT: Does not have a concurrent cancer diagnosis * PATIENT: Able to speak and read English * PATIENT: Access to computer, internet, and has a Facebook account * PATIENT: At least one family member consents * FDR: Current age 18-80 years * FDR: Does not have a personal history of melanoma * FDR: Able to speak and read English * FDR: Access to computer, internet, and has a Facebook account * FDR: Has only one FDR with melanoma (patient) * FDR: Has not had a total cutaneous examination (TCE) in the past 3 years, has done skin self-exam (SSE) fewer than three times in the past year, OR has a sun protection habits average score less than or equal to 4 (?often?) * FDR: Patient consents Exclusion Criteria: * Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (Thomas, et. al., 1992): This 7-item scale will be used to screen out individuals who will need to consult a physician for medical clearance before engaging in physical activity. If a participant checks off any of the items, the investigators will ask for a physician clearance before consenting to study
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDManne S, Pagoto S, Peterson S, Heckman C, Kashy D, Berger A, Studts C, Negron R, Buller D, Paddock L, Gallo J, Kulik A, Frederick S, Pesanelli M, Domider M, Grosso M. Facebook Intervention for Young-Onset Melanoma Survivors and Families: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2023 Jan 24;12:e39640. doi: 10.2196/39640. PMID 36692933