Sun Protection for Florida's Children
8 Years
11 Years
Both
Skin Cancer
Trial Information
Sun Protection for Florida's Children
Intervention is aimed at encouraging students to use a wide brim hat when participating in
outdoor activities. To accomplish this goal our approach will be multifaceted and will
include:
1. individual sessions with school principals to facilitate a school policy that
encourages hat use when children are outdoors.
2. sessions with fourth grade teachers that explains the importance of sun protection and
hat use, and that addresses potential concerns by teachers.
3. classroom sessions with fourth grade children that improves sun protection knowledge,
fosters more positive attitudes about hat use. and that changes the subjective norm of
wearing hats when at school.
4. follow-up sessions in which children are provided free hats with a customized design
that represents their school.
5. sun protection educational materials that are mailed to the parents of targeted
children.
Inclusion Criteria:
- One fourth/one fifth grade class.
- 20 students minimum.
- 25% of students are Caucasian.
- Principle/teachers agree to participate.
- Majority of parents agree to participate.
- Majority of 4th grade students provide written assent.
- One outdoor session lasting 20 minutes once per week where children are directly
exposed to the sun.
- Outdoor session in an area observable by data monitors.
- School can accommodate intervention components of study.
- School environment stable over the intervention period.
- Randomized control school delay sun protection initiatives until project is
completed.
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Outcome Measure:
Increase the use of hats when children are outside at school
Outcome Time Frame:
june 2008
Safety Issue:
Yes
Principal Investigator
Richard G Roetzheim, MD, MSPH
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, USF
Authority:
United States: Institutional Review Board
Study ID:
Ro1CA 103965-01
NCT ID:
NCT00346021
Start Date:
February 2005
Completion Date:
August 2011
Related Keywords:
- Skin Cancer
- Children's behavior towards hat use
- Skin Neoplasms
Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Univeristy of South Florida | Tampa, Florida 33612 |
