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Young Melanoma Family Facebook Intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook Intervention in Improving Skin Examination in Participants With Melanoma and Their Families

Facebook Intervention for Young Onset Melanoma Patients and Families

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03677739
Enrollment
1160
Registered
2018-09-19
Start date
2019-06-03
Completion date
2026-05-31
Last updated
2026-05-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Clinical Stage 0 Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, First Degree Relative, Pathologic Stage 0 Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage II Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8, Pathologic Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8

Brief summary

This trial studies how well Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook intervention works in improving skin examination in participants with melanoma and their families. Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention or Healthy Lifestyle Facebook intervention may help improve total cutaneous examinations, skin self-examinations, and sun protection among first degree relatives of young onset participants and the participants themselves.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine the efficacy of the Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention versus the Healthy Lifestyle Facebook intervention on total cutaneous exam (primary outcome), skin self-exam frequency and comprehensiveness, and sun protection practices (secondary outcomes) of first degree relatives (FDRs) of young melanoma survivors. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine the efficacy of the Young Melanoma Family Facebook intervention on patients? skin self-exam frequency and comprehensiveness and sun protection habits. II. To examine the mechanisms of intervention efficacy. OUTLINE: PHASE I: Researchers refine content for the Facebook intervention condition and conduct usability testing. PHASE II: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants join a secret Young Melanoma Family Facebook Group and view post messages focusing on skin cancer for 12 weeks. ARM II: Participants join a secret Healthy Lifestyle Facebook Group and view post messages focusing on healthy lifestyle for 12 weeks. PHASE III: Dissemination planning. After completion of study, participants are followed up at 6 months.

Interventions

OTHERInformational Intervention

Receive information focusing on skin cancer

OTHERSurvey Administration

Ancillary studies

Sponsors

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* PATIENT: Diagnosed with stage 0-3 melanoma in the last 5 years * PATIENT: Age at diagnosis 18-39 years * PATIENT: Completed treatment at least 3 months previously * PATIENT: Recruited from New Jersey or California State Cancer Registry or MD Anderson Cancer Center * PATIENT: Does not have a concurrent cancer diagnosis * PATIENT: Able to speak and read English * PATIENT: Access to computer, internet, and has a Facebook account * PATIENT: At least one family member consents * FDR: Current age 18-80 years * FDR: Does not have a personal history of melanoma * FDR: Able to speak and read English * FDR: Access to computer, internet, and has a Facebook account * FDR: Has only one FDR with melanoma (patient) * FDR: Has not had a total cutaneous examination (TCE) in the past 3 years, has done skin self-exam (SSE) fewer than three times in the past year, OR has a sun protection habits average score less than or equal to 4 (?often?) * FDR: Patient consents

Exclusion criteria

* Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (Thomas, et. al., 1992): This 7-item scale will be used to screen out individuals who will need to consult a physician for medical clearance before engaging in physical activity. If a participant checks off any of the items, the investigators will ask for a physician clearance before consenting to study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Total cutaneous examination (TCE)At 6 monthsWill be assessed as a binary response (yes/no) did participant have one

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Skin Self-exam (Relatives)Up to 5 yearsSkin self-exam of first degree relatives will be analyzed as a binary (yes/no) Response did participant complete one Yes/No
Skin self-exam - Count Response (Relatives)Up to 5 yearsSkin self exam of first degree relatives count response will be calculated as frequency/month. Frequency per month reported as a number.
Skin self-exam - Comprehensiveness (Relatives)Up to 5 years: Skin self-exam of first degree relatives comprehensiveness calculated as total # body parts examined during the skin self-exam
Sun Protection Habits (Relatives)Up to 5 yearssun protection habits score of first degree relatives will be calculated as continuous variables using the Sun protection behaviors scale (Glanz, et. al., 2002) which measures 5 behaviors (regular outdoor use of: sunscreen, hat, shade, long-sleeved shirt, sunglasses).
Skin self-exam - Count Response (Patients)Up to 5 yearsSkin self-exam of patients count response calculated as (frequency/month). Frequency per month reported as a number
Skin self-exam - Comprehensiveness (Patients)Up to 5 yearsSkin self-exam of patients comprehensiveness calculated as total # body parts examined during the skin self-exam.
Sun Protection Habits (Patients)Up to 5 yearssun protection habits score of patients will be calculated as continuous variables using the Sun protection behaviors scale (Glanz, et. al., 2002) which measures 5 behaviors (regular outdoor use of: sunscreen, hat, shade, long-sleeved shirt, sunglasses).

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSharon Manne

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 23, 2026