Recruiting

Sun Safe Together

Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Code:

NCT07681791

Conditions

Skin Cancer Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Teen MMS

Parent Facebook

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if a digital intervention to improve sun safety, Sun Safe Together (SST), is feasible and acceptable to teenagers and their parents.

Conditions

Skin Cancer Prevention

Study ID

NCT07681791

Start date

Aug, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Parents and teens are participating as dyads, meaning both the parent and the teen need to be deemed eligible based on the criteria below to be able to participate.

Teens

  • Must be ages 13-17 years
  • Live with study parent equal to or greater than half time in US
  • Have experienced sunburn or indoor tanned in the last year or have a suboptimal sun protection score
  • Have no personal history of melanoma or severe medical condition that prevents participation
  • Have access to smartphone
  • Speak and read English

Parents/Guardians

  • Must be age 18 or older
  • Live with a teen equal to or greater than half time in US
  • Have a teen who had experienced sunburn or indoor tanned in the last year or have a suboptimal sun protection score
  • Have no personal history of melanoma or severe medical condition that prevents participation
  • Have internet at home, a Facebook account, and be willing to use Facebook daily
  • Have access to smartphone
  • Speak and read English

Study Design

Enrollment

104 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Teen MMS & Parent Facebook Intervention

Interventions

Teen MMS

Teens will receive MMS messages regarding sun safety behaviors and other general health issues for 12 weeks.

Parent Facebook

Parents of teenagers join a private Facebook group where membership, activities, and content are only viewable by invited members. Content related to teen sun safety and general health will be posted for 12 weeks. Research staff will moderate the group.

Primary outcome measure

  • Feasibility of recruitment [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
  • Acceptability of MMS intervention [ Time Frame: Immediately after the intervention ]
  • Engagement with MMS intervention [ Time Frame: 3-months ]
  • Feasibility of Outcome Data Collection - 7-Day Diaries [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3-months, 6-months ]
  • Feasibility of Outcome Data Collection - UVR Dosimeter [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months ]
  • Retention [ Time Frame: 3-months, 6-months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Rutgers Cancer Institute

Recruiting

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Contacts

Anna Mitarotondo, MS

732-514-2891atm122@cinj.rutgers.edu

Carolyn J. Heckman, PhD

teenhealthstudy@cinj.rutgers.edu

Principal Investigator:

Carolyn J. Heckman, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Last update posted

Aug 5, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Sun Safety
  • Teens
  • Messages
  • Teen health
  • Parents
  • Education

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-22. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on 2026-08-05.