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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00535769
Date of registration: 24/09/2007
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: Evaluation of Adherence to Topical Agents: Applying Communication Technology to Improve Sunscreen Use
Scientific title: Evaluation of Adherence to Topical Agents: Applying Communication Technology to Improve Sunscreen Use
Date of first enrolment: September 2007
Target sample size: 70
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00535769
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor)  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Alexa B Kimball, MD MPH
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Affiliation:  Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Name:   April W Armstrong, MD
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Affiliation:  Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years of age or older at time of consent, may be men or women.

- Capable of giving informed consent

- Have a cellular phone capable of receiving text messages.

- Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Non-English speaking individuals



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Skin Cancer
Intervention(s)
Device: Electronic + no text message
Device: Electronic monitor + text messages
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Days the Subjects Are Adherent to Using Sunscreen [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Recalled Frequency of Sunscreen Application [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Usefulness of Text Messaging System [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
2007-P-001456
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
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