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.
Study 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.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
26 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 18-26 years old
* Resides in a county coded as RUCC 4-9 in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, or Utah
* Able to speak and read English
* Has regular social media engagement
* Accepts screening call from study staff
* Consents to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
* Participated in community engagement activities
* Cannot speak and read English
* Has low or no social media engagement
* Does not accept a screening call from study staff
* Does not consent to participate
* Does not give permission for engagement data to be extracted from Facebook private group
* If biologically female, currently pregnant
Primary outcome measure(s)
Physical Activity — Baseline Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Physical Activity — 3 months Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Physical Activity — 12 months Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Physical Activity — 24 months Participants will self-report minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Diet — Baseline Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.
Diet — 3 months Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.
Diet — 12 months Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.
Diet — 24 months Participants will self-report intake per day of fruits, vegetables, whole grains/fiber, added sugars (from sugar-sweetened beverages), and red/processed meats.
Nicotine Product Use — Baseline Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).
Nicotine Product Use — 3 months Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).
Nicotine Product Use — 12 months Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).
Nicotine Product Use — 24 months Participants will self-report tobacco/nicotine use in the past 30 days (every day, some days, not at all).
Alcohol Intake — Baseline Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.
Alcohol Intake — 3 months Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.
Alcohol Intake — 12 months Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.
Alcohol Intake — 24 months Participants self-report consumption of number of alcoholic drinks in the past 30 days.
Uv Exposure — Baseline Participants will self-report number of sunburns.
Uv Exposure — 3 months Participants will self-report number of sunburns.
Uv Exposure — 12 months Participants will self-report number of sunburns.
Uv Exposure — 24 months Participants will self-report number of sunburns.
HPV Vaccination — Baseline Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.
HPV Vaccination — 3 months Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.
HPV Vaccination — 12 months Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.
HPV Vaccination — 24 months Participants will self-report whether or not they have received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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