Sun Safe Together: A Digital Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention for Adolescents and Their Parents
Part of paid clinical trials in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Study ID
- NCT07681791
- Status
- Recruiting
Conditions
- Skin Cancer Prevention
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 13 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Accepted
Interventions
- 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.
Study Details
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.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2026
- Status verified
- Jun 2026
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2027
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2027
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 104 participants (estimated)
- Allocation
- NA
- Intervention model
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary purpose
- PREVENTION
Arms
- Experimental: Teen MMS & Parent Facebook Intervention
Primary Outcome Measure
Feasibility of recruitment [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
Locations (1)
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers Cancer Institute | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | Carolyn J. Heckman, PhD Carolyn J. Heckman, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR) Katie A. Devine, PhD, MPH (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR) |
Find similar trials in New Brunswick, NJ
By research site