A Randomized Control Trial of Sun Protection Interventions for Operating Engineers

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Skin Cancer Prevention

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of 4 sun protection interventions--education only; education and mailed sunscreen; education and text message reminders; and education, mailed sunscreen, and text message reminders--among Michigan Operating Engineers. Pre- and post-intervention surveys will be collected to determine changes in sunscreen use and sun burning, the primary outcome variables. The investigators hypothesize that all interventions will increase sunscreen use and reduce burning and that the education-only intervention will have the least effect of the 4 interventions while the education, mailed sunscreen, and text messaging arm will have the greatest effect.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01804595

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

357

Starts

2012-02-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• greater than 18 years of age
• interested in enrolling in the sun protection study
• owning a cell-phone that accepts text messages
• willing to share their phone number with the study team

Where it is running

• University of Michigan School of Nursing — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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