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Oregon Health and Science University |
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| Information provided by: | Oregon Health and Science University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00705887 |
Purpose
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.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Ultraviolet Rays Motivation |
Behavioral: Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | The Feasibility of a Motivational Enhancement Approach to Skin Cancer Prevention in a Sample of Young Adult Patients |
| Enrollment: | 82 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2006 |
| Study Completion Date: | June 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | June 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Control: No Intervention
Brochure from the American Academy of Dermatology on protecting your skin from UV rays.
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Intervention: Experimental
Participation in a brief motivational enhancement session. These participants also received the same American Academy of Dermatology brochure on protecting your skin from UV rays.
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Behavioral: Brief Motivational Enhancement Intervention
The motivational enhancement intervention lasted 5-8 minutes and consisted of gaining the client's permission to address the topic of skin cancer prevention, exchanging information through the elicit-provide-elicit strategy of information exchange, and summarization/ conclusion based on verbal and nonverbal cues from the participant.
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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| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 30 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, Utah | |
| Central Utah Clinic, Dermatology | |
| Provo, Utah, United States, 84604 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Christina P Linton, FNP-BC, PhD | Oregon Health and Science University |
| Study Chair: | Nancy Press, PhD | Oregon Health and Science University |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Oregon Health & Science University ( Christina P. Linton, FNP-BC, PhD ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | IRB00002996 |
| Study First Received: | June 25, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | June 25, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00705887 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
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Ultraviolet Rays Motivation Health Education Randomized Controlled Trial Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice |
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Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms |
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Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin Neoplasms |
