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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of messages communicating the risks (i.e., health harms, addictiveness) of indoor tanning delivered via mobile text messaging among young adult women ages 18 to 30 years who meet screening criteria for indoor tanning addiction.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 30 Years
Eligible Genders
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Female - Age between 18 and 30 years - Meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction - Has access to the internet to complete study procedures - Has personal mobile phone to complete study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

  • Male - Age less than 18 or greater than 30 - Does not meet self-report criteria for tanning addiction - Does not have access to the internet to complete study procedures - Does not have a personal mobile phone to complete study procedures

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
This is a randomized trial with two groups: 1) Indoor tanning education only; 2) Mobile text messaging intervention
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Text messaging 		Participants in the text messaging intervention arm receive mobile text messages communicating the risks of indoor tanning and motivating cessation on their mobile phones
  • Behavioral: Mobile text messaging intervention
    Participants in the intervention arm will receive text messages to their mobile phones designed to communicate the risks of indoor tanning and motivate cessation. The intervention exposure lasts for 4 weeks with messages sent 2 days each week. It is an interactive intervention that engages participants by asking them to respond to prompts, and sending indoor tanning message content in return on message days.
No Intervention
Control 		Participants in the control arm receive no intervention

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
Georgetown University

Study Contact

Detailed Description

This is a two arm randomized controlled trial to test the effects of messages communicating the risks of indoor tanning delivered via mobile text messaging as a strategy for promoting cessation among young adult women who meet screening criteria for indoor tanning addiction. Eligible participants are young adult women ages 18 to 30 years who meet screening criteria for indoor tanning addiction and have access to the internet and a personal mobile phone to complete study procedures. Participants will complete baseline measures and then be randomized to the study arms. The text messaging intervention exposure in the intervention arm will last for four weeks. The control arm will be given basic indoor tanning education information and will not receive any intervention. Follow up assessments capturing study outcomes will be administered at 1 month (i.e., immediately post-intervention) and three months post-intervention.

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