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Conditions
Brief summary
This study will determine the effect of personal ultraviolet radiation (UVR) devices and the SunSmart phone application on sun protection habits in adult volunteers from the general community. Who is it for? You may be eligible to join this study if you are aged 18 – 35 years old, own a private mobile phone, have Fitzpatrick skin type 1-3 and no previous melanoma. Study details Participants in this study are randomly allocated (by chance) to one of three groups. Participants in one group will be asked to wear a UVR dosimeter feedback device on daily basis for 1 month. Participants in another group will be asked to download and use the the SunSmart phone application on their phone for 1 month. While the third group will not be given access to either technology and will continue their normal everyday activities. Participants will be asked to use the technologies daily for 1 month. Participants will be followed up at 1 week and 3 months after the intervention commences with questionnaires to determine changes in sun protection and exposure habits, sunburn incidence and satisfaction with use of technologies.
Interventions
Arm 1: UVR Device Group
We will recruit male and female volunteers from the general community in Queensland. We wish to assess whether receiving daily UVR information or a personal UVR feedback device will increase the mean sun protection habits index score (compared to the control group) by half a standard deviation one week after the intervention, and whether this score will be sustained for 3 months after the intervention. This group will be asked to wear the UVR dosimeter feedback device pin
Arm 1: UVR Device Group We will recruit male and female volunteers from the general community in Queensland. We wish to assess whether receiving daily UVR information or a personal UVR feedback device will increase the mean sun protection habits index score (compared to the control group) by half a standard deviation one week after the intervention, and whether this score will be sustained for 3 months after the intervention. This group will be asked to wear the UVR dosimeter feedback device pinned to clothing during daylight hours for 1 month (manufactured by Healthtronics SunSafe). This device provides information to the participant on current UVR dose and whether they fall within a safe range. A daily diary will be used to monitor adherence. Arm 2: SunSmart App Group We will recruit male and female volunteers from the general community in Queensland. We wish to assess whether receiving daily UVR information or a personal UVR feedback device will increase the mean sun protection habits index score (compared to the control group) by half a standard deviation one week after the intervention, and whether this score will be sustained for 3 months after the intervention. This group will be asked to use the SunSmart phone application on their phone for 1 month with daily UV notification alerts (programmed by Cancer Council Victoria).The SunSmart notifies participants when sun protection is required . A daily diary will be used to monitor adherence.
Sponsors
Queensland University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Understand sufficient English; cognitive ability for consent; own a private mobile phone; Fitzpatrick skin type 1-3: no previous melanoma; individuals who do not use the SunSmart application on a regular basis. Drawing from our experience and previous studies, we estimate 85% of interested volunteers will fulfil these criteria. We will assess pigmentation and skin cancer history during screening using a questionnaire developed from our previous studies.
Exclusion criteria
This trial has no exclusion criteria related to age, socio economic status, gender, or ethnicity. This means that individuals with characteristics associated with poorer outcomes (e.g., younger age, lower socio-economic status, and those living in rural areas) will be eligible to participate. Randomisation of participants, and presenting or providing material to a standard English level (ILR Level 3) will help to minimise any equity issues that may arise during the study.
Outcome results
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