Recruiting

Sun Protection

Sponsor:

University of Utah

Code:

NCT06439979

Conditions

Melanoma (Skin)

Skin Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 7

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

RAYS Intervention

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to help prevent skin cancer by improving the use of sun protective behaviors among youths living in rural communities in Utah and West Virginia.

Conditions

Melanoma (Skin)

Skin Cancer

Study ID

NCT06439979

Start date

Apr 8, 2024

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 3 - 7

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Parent inclusion criteria:

i. Adults who currently have children ages 3 and older years of age playing on participating sports teams in leagues serving rural areas in Utah or West Virginia (rural is defined as ≥4 by the RUCA or RUCC systems)

ii. Live and/or work in rural communities in Utah or West Virginia (≥4 as defined by the RUCA or RUCC systems)

Coach/leader inclusion criteria:

i. Adults who serve as coaches or leaders of recreational sports (i.e. baseball/softball, soccer, flag football, etc.) teams or developmental programs serving children ages 3 and older

ii. Live and/or work in rural areas of Utah or West Virginia (rural is defined as ≥4 by the RUCA or RUCC systems)

Participant inclusion criteria for minor participants (ages 3 and older) are as follows:

i. Live in rural communities and/or participate in sports leagues serving rural communities in Utah or West Virginia (≥4 as defined by the RUCA or RUCC systems).

Participant inclusion criteria for key informant interviews are as follows:

i. Adults who serve as leaders or who are affiliated with sports leagues or community groups serving rural youths and/or adults who currently have minor children 3 years of age or older playing on participating sports teams and/or adults who live and/or work in rural communities in Utah or West Virginia ((≥4 as defined by the RUCA or RUCC systems)

Local sports leagues will be eligible to participate if they convene recreational sports (i.e. baseball/softball) teams or developmental programs (i.e. T-ball and coach pitch) for children ages 3 and older.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Adults and children who do not speak or read English will be excluded.
  • For individuals asked to complete surveys, individuals who have a medical or other condition (e.g., developmental delay) that would preclude their completion of these surveys will be excluded.

Study Design

Enrollment

843 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: RAYS Intervention

The RAYS arm is the intervention being tested, which will include skin cancer prevention education and providing participants with sun-safety supplies.

no intervention: Control

The Control arm of the study will not receive any skin cancer prevention information or sun-safety materials but will only receive general injury prevention information.

Interventions

RAYS Intervention

Developmental baseball leagues will be randomly assigned to RAYS vs. control. Outcomes include directly-observed child sun safety behaviors after controlling for environmental ultra-violet radiation (UVR), with parent-reported child sun protection and other related endpoints at 1 year.

Primary outcome measure

  • Directly observed child sunscreen application [ Time Frame: At baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered) ]
  • Directly observed child hat wearing [ Time Frame: At baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered) ]
  • Directly observed child wearing long sleeves [ Time Frame: At baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered) ]
  • Directly observed child shade seeking [ Time Frame: At baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of Utah

Recruiting

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132

Contacts

Principal Investigator:

Yelena P Wu, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Utah

Last update posted

Aug 10, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Rural
  • Melanoma, Skin cancer
  • Prevention
  • Underserved communities
  • Youth
  • Sports

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Utah on 2026-08-10.