Clinical trial NCT00705887: A Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention
Official title: The Feasibility of a Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention in a Sample of Young Adult Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Ultraviolet Rays
Motivation
Keywords: Ultraviolet Rays
Motivation
Health Education
Randomized Controlled Trial
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Lead sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2008-06-27
Enrollment: 82
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 30
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The specific aims of this research are:

Aim 1 - To describe the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult patients in a dermatology clinic.

Aim 2 - To examine whether or not the UV protection behaviors and beliefs of young adult dermatology patients are associated with age, gender, level of education, marital status, contact with skin cancer, time outdoors, skin type, the reason for their visit, and the date of data collection.

Aim 3 - To test the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach to UV protection counseling for young adult dermatology patients, as manifested by favorable changes in UV protection stages of change, UV protection self-efficacy, and UV protection attitudes.

Detailed description: Although skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, it is highly preventable by reducing exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. However, recent primary prevention efforts have been inadequate in evoking behavior change, as manifested by increasing rates of ultraviolet radiation exposure, particularly among young adults. These findings indicate the need to research novel approaches to skin cancer prevention.

Motivational enhancement techniques facilitate patient-centered, directive discussions wherein practitioners provide clear structure and encourage patients to play an active role in the consultation. The use of motivational enhancement techniques for health behavior change in medical settings has thus far yielded encouraging results for other health behavior change topics, but research has not yet investigated the application of these techniques to skin cancer prevention discussions.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Dermatology patient presenting for scheduled appointment
* 18-30 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* Seeking treatment for sunburn
* Unable to read and understand English
* Having previously received medical treatment from the interventionist

Primary outcomes:
measure: UV Protection Stages of Change
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: UV Protection Attitudes
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: UV Protection Self-Efficacy
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Provo
country: United States
facility: Central Utah Clinic, Dermatology
state: Utah
Study officials:
affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University
name: Christina P Linton, FNP-BC, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Oregon Health and Science University
name: Nancy Press, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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