Randomized Trial of a Sun Safety Intervention for Young Adults
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Conditions studied: Sunburn
In brief
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of a dissonance induction intervention compared to a control group on tanning in 278 young adult tanners. The primary outcome will be tanning at 3-months. Secondary outcomes include tanning at 15-months and sunburn and sun protection use 3- and 15-months post-intervention. The main question it aims to answer is whether the intervention reduces tanning and sunburns and increases use of sunscreen among young adults who tan. Participants will be incentivized to develop sun safety and anti-tanning messaging for a social media campaign and to recruit their social ties to engage with those messages. They will then be asked to complete surveys on tanning and sun protection at baseline, 3-, and 15 months. They will also complete monthly surveys to report sunburns. The dissonance induction intervention is based on a highly effective and internationally disseminated eating disorder prevention program that has reached over 3.5 million people around the world.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07751406
- Run by
- University of Connecticut
- People needed
- 278
- Starts
- 2027-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2030-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-08-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- tanned indoors and/or outdoors at least 5 times in the past year (either intentionally or unintentionally)
- have intentions of tanning indoors or outdoors in the next 6 months
- regular social media users (i.e., logged into a social media platform on most days in the past 4 weeks)
- is and plans to be a full time resident of one of the 12 states with average UV Index ≥5 between April-October (CA, AZ, TX, AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, NM, HI) during the study period.
You may not qualify if…
- <100 followers on at least 1 social media account
- plans to move to a different state during study period
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