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Sun Protection for Florida's Children

NCT00346021 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2984

Last updated 2012-06-20

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Summary

Purpose of the project is to develop a school-based intervention aimed at increasing hat use when children are outside at home and at school. The intervention is targeted to fourth grade children in Hillsborough County, Florida and is based on Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior. It is structured to accomplish the following goals: (a) increase sun protection knowledge of children in regards to hat use,(b) foster more positive attitudes in regard to wearing hats,(c) change the subjective norms of wearing hats (d) target persons that children perceive as controlling their behavior of wearing hats(parents,teachers) and increase the use of hats when children are outdoors at school(primary outcome) and when outdoors at times other than school(secondary outcome).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Increasing hat use

Sun protection intervention that address sun protection knowledge, attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral controls. Intervention also provides free wide brimmed hats

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard G Roetzheim, MD, MSPH · Department of Family Medicine, USF

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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