Skin Cancer PreventionREACH WestNCT07904572
Regional Efforts to Advance School-based Sun Safety Through Collaboration for Skin Health
A study testing REACH West in people with Skin Cancer Prevention and Sun Safety, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This project will deliver a sun safety education presentation to high schools in the mountain west (e.g., Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho) who are at high melanoma risk. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the intervention on sun safety behaviors and other skin cancer-related outcomes will be assessed. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 21 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Safety
- What is being tested?
- REACH West
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 450 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2026to 30 Jul 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 21 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Being a teacher at a high school (or for 9-12th graders) in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Wyoming
- Being a student at one of the high schools that we recruit in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Wyoming
- Being a parent of a student who is enrolled in the study
Who cannot join
- Being a teacher for non-high school grades (below 9th grade)
- Being a teacher for only special education classes
- Being a teacher at an academic or behavioral remediation school
- Being a teacher only for ESL classes
- Not working at a school that uses Canvas or another Learning Management System
- Not being fluent in English
- If their child does not enroll in the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112
About this study
Official title: REACH West: Regional Efforts to Advance School-based Sun Safety Through Collaboration for Skin Health
This project will deliver a sun safety education presentation to high schools in the mountain west (e.g., Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho) who are at high melanoma risk. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the intervention on sun safety behaviors and other skin cancer-related outcomes will be assessed.
Read the detailed description
Recruitment and Enrollment
Staff, teachers, and relevant school groups (e.g. PTAs, district nurses, etc) at either the district or school-level will be emailed or called to recruit teachers to enroll in the study. If schools/districts require research applications to proceed, those will be submitted. If a teacher is interested, they will participate in an enrollment call to learn more about the study and determine their eligibility. If eligible, at the end or after the call, the teacher will be sent a consent form to enroll in the study.
Parents and students will be recruited by being connected to the participating teacher (being a student of the teacher or by being a parent of a student). Parents will be recruited by being sent a parental permission form via digital or paper methods. For digital recruitment, the teacher will send the REDCap form via any platform the teacher uses to communicate with parents (e.g. Canvas, email, texting apps).
Students will be recruited by being emailed and texted their assent/consent form and baseline survey to their collected contact information the research team received from their parent and teacher. Teachers will also devote class time for students to take their baseline survey to promote recruitment. In some cases, study staff may visit the classes to promote the study as well.
Intervention
During the process of the teacher enrolling and gathering parental permission, study staff will schedule the intervention date(s). Teachers will be provided an all-inclusive Canvas course that they will download into their Canvas account for their class. This course will be a 70-minute educational presentation about skin cancer with associated activities for the students.
Post intervention
After the intervention, students will take an immediate post-intervention survey and one-month follow up survey. These will be delivered via digital (e.g. text, email, etc.) and/or in-person methods. Teachers will take an immediate post-intervention survey, along with being invited to participate in a qualitative interview. After the one-month follow-up survey, a subset of parents and students will be invited to participate in a separate or combined qualitative interview.
- Conditions
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Safety
- Being tested
- REACH West
- Keywords
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Safety, Sun Safety Education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
REACH WestBehavioural
REACH West is a digital educational intervention on sun safety and skin cancer prevention for high school students.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| REACH West | Experimental | Students will receive a digital educational modules on sun safety and skin cancer education. Receives: Behavioral: REACH West |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Percentage of teachers who completed the intervention without major technical issues
To measure the intervention feasibility, we will measure the percentage of teachers that completed delivery of the intervention without major technical issues. This is measured by a post-intervention interview that asks, 'Did you encounter any challenges in using the REACH West curriculum in utilizing/accessing the online Canvas modules?'
A lower percent of teachers who report encountering issues is a better outcome.
Measured: One Month Post Intervention
Mean of Intervention Acceptability via AIM
We will measure teachers' self-reported acceptability with the intervention via AIM (Acceptability of Intervention Measure).
This is measured through four 5-point Likert scale statements (completely disagree to completely agree):
- REACH West meets my approval.
- REACH West is appealing to me.
- I like REACH West.
- I welcome REACH West.
A higher score indicates a better outcome.
Measured: Immediately Post Intervention
Secondary outcomes (2)
Mean of Student Tanning Occurrence
We will measure students' self-reported tanning occurrence of the past month. This will include responses to unintentional and intentional tanning questions. Questions include: In the past month, how many times did you..
- Use an indoor tanning device such as a sunlamp, sunbed or tanning booth? (Do not count getting a spray-on tan)
- Sunbathe or tan outdoors?
- End up with a tan, even if you didn't try to get one?
A lower number indicates a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, 1-Month Post-Intervention
Mean of Student Sun Protection Behaviors
We will measure students' self-reported sun safety behaviors of the past month.
This is measured by eight 5-point likert scale items (never to always). Statements include: In the past month, when you were outdoors in the sun for 15 minutes or more, how often did you...
- use sunscreen?
- re-apply sunscreen after being outside for 2 hours, in the water, or sweating?
- wear a shirt with sleeves that cover your shoulders?
- wear long pants or a long skirt?
- wear a hat?
- stay in shade or under an umbrella?
- avoid being in the sun between 10:00am-4:00pm?
- wear sunglasses?
A higher score indicates a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, 1-month post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Oct 2026
- Study start1 Nov 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Skin Cancer PreventionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of UtahThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Utah
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Yelena Wu, University of Utah
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07904572
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 203568
- Acronym
- REACH West
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 14 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 29 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- REACH West: Regional Efforts to Advance School-based Sun Safety Through Collaboration for Skin Health
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07904572
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REACH West / 203568
- Conditions
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Safety
- Keywords
- Skin Cancer Prevention, Sun Safety, Sun Safety Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of UtahUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 29 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This project will deliver a sun safety education presentation to high schools in the mountain west (e.g., Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho) who are at high melanoma risk. Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the intervention on sun safety behaviors and other skin cancer-related outcomes will be assessed.
Detailed description
Recruitment and Enrollment
Staff, teachers, and relevant school groups (e.g. PTAs, district nurses, etc) at either the district or school-level will be emailed or called to recruit teachers to enroll in the study. If schools/districts require research applications to proceed, those will be submitted. If a teacher is interested, they will participate in an enrollment call to learn more about the study and determine their eligibility. If eligible, at the end or after the call, the teacher will be sent a consent form to enroll in the study.
Parents and students will be recruited by being connected to the participating teacher (being a student of the teacher or by being a parent of a student). Parents will be recruited by being sent a parental permission form via digital or paper methods. For digital recruitment, the teacher will send the REDCap form via any platform the teacher uses to communicate with parents (e.g. Canvas, email, texting apps).
Students will be recruited by being emailed and texted their assent/consent form and baseline survey to their collected contact information the research team received from their parent and teacher. Teachers will also devote class time for students to take their baseline survey to promote recruitment. In some cases, study staff may visit the classes to promote the study as well.
Intervention
During the process of the teacher enrolling and gathering parental permission, study staff will schedule the intervention date(s). Teachers will be provided an all-inclusive Canvas course that they will download into their Canvas account for their class. This course will be a 70-minute educational presentation about skin cancer with associated activities for the students.
Post intervention
After the intervention, students will take an immediate post-intervention survey and one-month follow up survey. These will be delivered via digital (e.g. text, email, etc.) and/or in-person methods. Teachers will take an immediate post-intervention survey, along with being invited to participate in a qualitative interview. After the one-month follow-up survey, a subset of parents and students will be invited to participate in a separate or combined qualitative interview.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| REACH West | Experimental | Behavioral: REACH WestStudents will receive a digital educational modules on sun safety and skin cancer education. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being a teacher at a high school (or for 9-12th graders) in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Wyoming
- Being a student at one of the high schools that we recruit in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, or Wyoming
- Being a parent of a student who is enrolled in the study
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Being a teacher for non-high school grades (below 9th grade)
- Being a teacher for only special education classes
- Being a teacher at an academic or behavioral remediation school
- Being a teacher only for ESL classes
- Not working at a school that uses Canvas or another Learning Management System
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| REACH WestREACH West is a digital educational intervention on sun safety and skin cancer prevention for high school students. | Behavioural | REACH West |
Primary outcome
Percentage of teachers who completed the intervention without major technical issues
Time frame: One Month Post Intervention
To measure the intervention feasibility, we will measure the percentage of teachers that completed delivery of the intervention without major technical issues. This is measured by a post-intervention interview that asks, 'Did you encounter any challenges in using the REACH West curriculum in utilizing/accessing the online Canvas modules?' A lower percent of teachers who report encountering issues is a better outcome.
Mean of Intervention Acceptability via AIM
Time frame: Immediately Post Intervention
We will measure teachers' self-reported acceptability with the intervention via AIM (Acceptability of Intervention Measure). This is measured through four 5-point Likert scale statements (completely disagree to completely agree): * REACH West meets my approval. * REACH West is appealing to me. * I like REACH West. * I welcome REACH West. A higher score indicates a better outcome.
2 secondary outcomes
Mean of Student Tanning Occurrence
Time frame: Baseline, 1-Month Post-Intervention
Mean of Student Sun Protection Behaviors
Time frame: Baseline, 1-month post-intervention
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 29 Oct 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing REACH West in people with Skin Cancer Prevention and Sun Safety, run by University of Utah at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Percentage of teachers who completed the intervention without major technical issues (time frame: One Month Post Intervention). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Oct 2026.