Rural Adult and Youth Sun Protection Study
This study, called the RAYS Intervention, aims to help prevent skin cancer like melanoma by improving sun protection habits in young children. It's for children aged 3 to 7 years old who play in developmental baseball leagues in rural areas of Utah or West Virginia. The study will compare leagues that receive the RAYS Intervention to those that don't. Researchers will observe how well children apply sunscreen, wear hats, and wear long sleeves before and about 3-6 weeks after the intervention. The goal is to see if the RAYS Intervention helps children use sun protection more consistently. The current status of this study is unclear, and it plans to enroll 843 participants.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study that will randomly assign developmental baseball leagues to either receive the RAYS Intervention or be a control group. It plans to enroll 843 participants.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Researchers will observe sun protection behaviors at baseline and again 3-6 weeks after the intervention. Parent-reported child sun protection will be assessed at 1 year.
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Rural Adult and Youth Sun Protection Study
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 2 statesStudy leadership
- Yelena P Wu, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Utah
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What this trial measures
- Directly observed child sunscreen applicationAt baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered)
Teams and their players will be observed once at the beginning and once at the end of the baseball season. A trained research assistant will tally the total number of children who applied sunscreen at any time during the practice or game. This tallied number will create a percentage of the team that applied sunscreen. The percentages from the beginning and end of the season will be compared to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. "How many wearing sunscreen?" Higher percentages indicate higher proportion of players on the team who engaged in that sun protective behavior.
- Directly observed child hat wearingAt baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered)
Teams and their players will be observed once at the beginning and once at the end of the baseball season. A trained research assistant will tally the total number of children who wore a hat at any time during the practice or game. This tallied number will create a percentage of the team that wore a hat. The percentages from the beginning and end of the season will be compared to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. "How many wore a hat?" Higher percentages indicate higher proportion of players on the team who engaged in that sun protective behavior.
- Directly observed child wearing long sleevesAt baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered)
Teams and their players will be observed once at the beginning and once at the end of the baseball season. A trained research assistant will tally the total number of children who wore a long-sleeved shirt at any time during the practice or game. This tallied number will create a percentage of the team that wore protective long-sleeved shirts. The percentages from the beginning and end of the season will be compared to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. "How many wore long sleeves?" Higher percentages indicate higher proportion of players on the team who engaged in that sun protective behavior.
- Directly observed child shade seekingAt baseline and post-intervention (3-6 weeks after intervention has been delivered)
Teams and their players will be observed once at the beginning and once at the end of the baseball season. A trained research assistant will tally the total number of children who spent time in shade or under an umbrella at any time during the practice or game. This tallied number will create a percentage of the team that spent time in shade/under umbrella. The percentages from the beginning and end of the season will be compared to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. "How many in shade/under umbrella?" Higher percentages indicate higher proportion of players on the team who engaged in that sun protective behavior.