Cancer Prevention Campaign for Young Adults

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

+4 other locations

Overseen by David Buller, PhD

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Klein Buendel, Inc.

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

Young adults aged 18-26 engage in a number of behaviors that increase their risk of developing cancer later in life including sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy eating, nicotine produce us, heavy drinking of alcohol, increased UV exposure, and incomplete uptake of HPV vaccination. A multi-risk factor campaign will be developed to reduce these cancer risk behaviors and delivered to young adults over social media, a popular channel that can reach nearly all young adults. The campaign will be evaluated for effectiveness in a rigorous randomized trial with measures of moderate to vigorous physical activity, healthy eating patterns, nicotine product use, alcohol intake, sunburn prevalence, and HPV vaccination uptake.

Research Team

David Buller, PhD

Principal Investigator

Klein Buendel, Inc.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for young adults aged 18-26 living in rural areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah who are active on social media. They must speak and read English and consent to participate. Pregnant individuals or those with low/no social media activity cannot join.

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 18 and 26 years old.

Consents to participate

Accepts screening call from study staff

Exclusion Criteria

Does not give permission for engagement data to be extracted from Facebook private group

Cannot speak and read English

Does not consent to participate

Treatment Details

Interventions

• 4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention (Behavioral Intervention)

Trial Overview The study tests a multi-risk factor campaign aimed at reducing cancer risk behaviors among young rural adults using social media. It focuses on improving physical activity, diet, reducing nicotine and alcohol use, lowering UV exposure, and increasing HPV vaccination rates.

Participant Groups

Group I: 4 Corners Rural Cancer Prevention Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Four separate Facebook groups, which provide information via posts within the private groups about cancer risk factors (e.g. reducing alcohol consumption, tobacco use cessation, increasing physical activity), behavioral skills to reduce them, benefits of, social support for, and ways to reduce social/financial costs of cancer prevention, and advice from health care providers to decrease barriers. Posts will seek to improve self- and response-efficacy and perceived risk, and link cancer prevention to personal goals.

Find a Clinic Near You

Research Locations Nearby Select from list below to view details:

University of Arizona Tucson, AZ

University of Colorado Denver Aurora, CO

Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO

University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

More Trial Locations

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Klein Buendel, Inc.

Lead Sponsor

Trials

41

Patients Recruited

20,000+

University of New Mexico

Collaborator

Trials

393

Patients Recruited

3,526,000+

University of Arizona

Collaborator

Trials

545

Patients Recruited

161,000+

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborator

Trials

1842

Patients Recruited

3,028,000+

University of Utah

Collaborator

Trials

1169

Patients Recruited

1,623,000+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials

14080

Patients Recruited

41,180,000+

Colorado State University

Collaborator

Trials

138

Patients Recruited

38,200+