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Cancer Prevention for Young Rural Adults
Sponsor: Klein Buendel, Inc.
Summary
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.
Official title: #4Corners4Health: A Social Media Cancer Prevention Program for Rural Emerging Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 26 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1796
Start Date
2024-08-26
Completion Date
2027-08-31
Last Updated
2026-07-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
4 Corners Rural Health Cancer Prevention
Participants, aged 18-26, will join a private Facebook group to participate in the intervention. The group is not viewable to the public, including other Facebook users. Content that focuses on cancer prevention behaviors will be posted twice per day for up to 12 months. Each group will be hosted by a moderator who is responsible for managing the intervention goals and participants' engagement.
Locations (5)
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States