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Sun Safe Together: A Digital Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention for Adolescents and Their Parents

NCT07681791 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2026-08-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Skin Cancer Prevention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Parent Facebook

Parents 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.

BEHAVIORAL

Teen MMS

Teens will receive MMS messages regarding sun safety behaviors and other general health issues for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn Heckman, PhD · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Katie A Devine, PhD · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-31
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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