Impact of Sunscreen Dispensers in Parks Visited by Teenagers

Trial Title: Impact of Sunscreen Dispensers in Parks Visited by Teenagers

NCT ID: NCT05908435

Condition: Skin Neoplasm
Adolescent Behavior
Sunscreening Agents

Conditions: Official terms:
Skin Neoplasms

Conditions: Keywords:
Skin Neoplasm
Adolescent Behavior
Sunscreening Agents

Study type: Interventional

Study phase: N/A

Overall status: Active, not recruiting

Study design:

Allocation: Randomized

Intervention model: Single Group Assignment

Primary purpose: Prevention

Masking: Single (Participant)

Masking description: Teen survey participants will not know whether the park where the free sunscreen dispenser is located is an intervention or control site.

Intervention:

Intervention type: Behavioral
Intervention name: Dispensers, Flyers, Enhanced Signage + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors
Description: The study intervention is designed to increase utilization of free sunscreen dispensers, applying and reapplying sunscreen, and motivating use of other forms of sun protection by teens. IMPACT Melanoma will install and maintain free sunscreen dispensers at the study sites. Flyers will be posted at locations at the park/beach to inform people of the availability of free sunscreen and the location of the dispenser. 'Teen enhanced' signage will be present on the dispenser in the intervention parks/beaches. Teen ambassadors will share 3-5 posts to their social media platform over the course of 1 week encouraging sun protection practices and use of the free sunscreen dispenser (when the intervention is occurring at the study site).
Arm group label: Dispensers, Flyers, Enhanced Signage + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors

Summary: This study will evaluate the use of publicly available free sunscreen dispensers at Maine beaches and Boston and Cambridge parks. Aim 1: Determine the impact of DFS+ (dispensers, flyers, enhanced signage, + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors) sun protection education on the use of free sunscreen dispensers by adolescents ages 12-20 compared with DFS (dispensers, flyers, standard signage). Aim 2: Outcomes evaluation to assess the effects of the sunscreen dispensers and the sun-safety educational intervention on sun protection knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within the community. Aim 3: Cost Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Detailed description: The investigators will build on the pioneering work of IMPACT Melanoma which has provided free sunscreen dispensers to a general population. This study will build on IMPACT Melanoma's ability to install, maintain, and now for the first time, target and publicize the use of dispensers for a teen population. The investigators will test scalable methods for improving the use of free sunscreen dispensers by testing DFS interventions compared with the addition of social media led by teen ambassadors. The investigators will evaluate the impact of the intervention in both parks and beaches in Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA and Maine.

Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria: - Being a Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA or Maine youth ages 12-20 - Able to complete a survey in English Exclusion Criteria: - Not a Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA or Maine youth ages 12-20 - Not able to complete a survey in English

Gender: All

Minimum age: 12 Years

Maximum age: 20 Years

Healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Locations:

Facility:
Name: Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

Address:
City: Boston
Zip: 02155
Country: United States

Start date: June 3, 2023

Completion date: December 2025

Lead sponsor:
Agency: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Agency class: Other

Collaborator:
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Agency class: U.S. Fed

Source: Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Record processing date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05908435