The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a digital intervention to improve sun safety, Sun Safe Together (SST), is feasible and acceptable to teenagers and their parents.
Must be ages 13-17 years
Live with study parent equal to or greater than half time in US
Have experienced sunburn or indoor tanned in the last year or have a suboptimal sun protection score
Have no personal history of melanoma or severe medical condition that prevents participation
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Single group
Teen MMS
BehavioralTeens will receive MMS messages regarding sun safety behaviors and other general health issues for 12 weeks.
Parent Facebook
BehavioralParents of teenagers join a private Facebook group where membership, activities, and content are only viewable by invited members. Content related to teen sun safety and general health will be posted for 12 weeks. Research staff will moderate the group.
Feasibility of recruitment
Feasibility of recruitment will be assessed by the proportion of eligible parent-teen dyads that enroll in the study
Acceptability of MMS intervention
Items were adapted from the Acceptability of Intervention and Feasibility of Intervention Measures to obtain participant feedback about the acceptability, feasibility, ease of use, and impact of the intervention. Individual items are rated on a 5-point likert scale from (1) Completely Disagree to (5) Completely Agree. Higher scores indicated greater acceptability.
Engagement with MMS intervention
Proportion of messages viewed will be calculated to describe engagement.
Feasibility of Outcome Data Collection - 7-Day Diaries
Proportion of teens who complete 7-day diaries will be calculated.
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
