Clinical trial · Interventional
Social Media Indoor Tanning Study
Using a Narrative-Based Approach to Reducing Indoor Tanning
NCT03834974CI-TRIAL-00055757completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 purpose of this research is to develop a social media delivered intervention to reduce unprotected sun exposure in young adults with a history of tanning.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Health Social Media Challenge | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Sun Safety Social Media Challenge | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Sun Safety Social Media Challenge
- description
- During this 4-week intervention, participants will be incentivized to create sun safety social media messages that will be distributed on our sun safety Twitter and Facebook feeds.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Sun Safety Social Media Challenge
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Digital Health Social Media Challenge
- description
- During this 4-week intervention, participants will be incentivized to create posts that promote the use of technology to engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors (diet, exercise) on our digital health Twitter and Facebook feeds.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Digital Health Social Media Challenge
Primary outcomes (11)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 30 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-30 * Tanned indoors or outdoors at least once in the past year * Intends to tan indoors or outdoors this summer * Daily user of any social media platform Exclusion Criteria: * No smartphone * Does not use a social media platform daily * Lives in a state with an average temperature \<75 degrees in May * Inability to provide consent due to mental illness or a cognitive impairment * Non-English speaking * Prisoner
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDPagoto SL, Waring ME, Groshon LC, Rosen AO, Schroeder MW, Goetz JM. Proof-of-Concept Feasibility Trial of a Dissonance-Based Sun Safety Intervention for Young Adult Tanners. Ann Behav Med. 2022 Aug 2;56(8):830-841. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaab116. PMID 35179176