Sun Safety Skills for Elementary School Students

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Conditions studied: Sunburn, Skin Cancer Prevention

In brief

The overarching goal of this work is to pilot-test a song-based instructional video designed to help elementary school (kindergarten) age children independently apply sunscreen effectively (i.e., covers all needed areas), efficiently (i.e., can be accomplished in 2-3 minutes), consistently (i.e., continues to apply sunscreen routinely before recess both during and after the intervention), without impacting classroom function (i.e., no mess). The video is also designed to encourage use of hats and sunglasses. The outcomes of interest include identification of "gaps" in skills that are consistent for this age group (i.e., commonly miss application to the back of neck), areas of learning refinement (i.e., generalization of skills with different outfits on), and flexibility in terms of adapting practice (i.e., can they do it without the video). The investigators hope that this pilot project will pave the way for broader clinical / educational implementation of this intervention within schools.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03752736

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

96

Starts

2019-02-25

Expected to finish

2019-05-23

Last updated by the study team

2019-08-13

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• General education Kinder students (Sedgwick Elementary School in 2018-2019).
• Child assent and parental consent are required to participate.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-general education status;
• significant medical, mental health and/or behavioral problem
• child refusal of assent or parental refusal of consent;
• known or identified allergy to ingredients in sunscreen;
• moving out of the grade or school during the intervention or follow-up period;
• participation in a concurrent sunscreen intervention protocol are exclusionary criteria.

Where it is running

• Sedgwick Elementary School — Cupertino, California, United States

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