SunBeast: Evaluating UV Protective Behaviors and Education Interventions Among Ultrarunners

SunBeast: Evaluating UV Protective Behaviors and Education Interventions Among Ultrarunners at the Western States Endurance Run

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07481344

Enrollment

110

Registered

2026-03-18

Start date

2027-05-01

Completion date

2027-05-01

Last updated

2026-04-24

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Conditions

Sun Protection

Brief summary

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group using concealed allocation. The intervention-comprising targeted educational materials and behavioral prompts-will be delivered over three months preceding race day. All study participants will be required to complete the pre-race survey prior to the intervention. The intervention group will complete the SunBeast Educational module once and receive monthly reinforcement messages leading into race day. The SunBeast Educational Program module consists of a 30-minute live, interactive online discussion and infographics/videos on skin cancer, UV index awareness, sunscreen use, protective clothing, and timing of runs. The control group will receive a general wellness brochure via email. The general wellness brochure will contain UV protection information but will also have other general wellness topics.

Interventions

OTHERSunBeast Educational module

consists of a 30-minute live, interactive online discussion and infographics/videos on skin cancer, UV index awareness, sunscreen use, protective clothing, and timing of runs.

OTHERControl

general wellness brochure via email

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group using concealed allocation.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Must be 18 years or older * 2026 registered WSER runner * Understand English

Exclusion criteria

* Not Applicable

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes in SEPI scores	at time of race	A lower SEPI score indicates lower risk behavior and higher use of sun protective measures.
Changes in UV protection knowledge	at time of race	pre-race and post-race survey of sun protection methods using our knowledge survey.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTLauren Yoder

yoderl@med.umich.edu734-936-8051

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORScott Mclean, MD

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 25, 2026