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Sun Safe Together: A Digital Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention for Adolescents and Their Parents

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT07681791

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 13+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
104
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 2026
Record last updated
August 5, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Teen MMS; Parent Facebook

Conditions: Skin Cancer Prevention

Eligibility criteria

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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

Recruiting US locations

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute

    New Brunswick, NJ 08901

    Site contact: Anna Mitarotondo, MS · 732-514-2891 · atm122@cinj.rutgers.edu

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