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Sun Safe Together: A Digital Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention for Adolescents and Their Parents

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Started2026-06
Est. completion2027-02
Eligibility
Age13 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Age: 13 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

Parents and teens are participating as dyads, meaning both the parent and the teen need to be deemed eligible based on the criteria below to be able to participate.

Teens

* 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
* Have access to smartphone
* Speak and read English

Parents/Guardians

* Must be age 18 or older
* Live with a teen equal to or greater than half time in US
* Have a teen who had 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
* Have internet at home, a Facebook account, and be willing to use Facebook daily
* Have access to smartphone
* Speak and read English

Conditions2

CancerSkin Cancer Prevention

Locations1 site

Rutgers Cancer Institute
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901
Anna Mitarotondo, MS732-514-2891atm122@cinj.rutgers.edu

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